CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Anesthetic Drugs - ✔✔Cause a temporary numbing of a nerve, which results in loss
of feeling in the surrounding area. (A drug with the suffix -caine).
✔✔Ophthalmic stains, or dyes - ✔✔are topically used to stain the eye for Goldmann
applanation tonometry, outline defective area of the cornea, and aid in fitting gas-
permeable lenses.
✔✔Qd - ✔✔every day
✔✔Bid - ✔✔twice a day
✔✔Tid - ✔✔three times daily
✔✔Qid - ✔✔four times a day
✔✔The _______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the
eyelids. - ✔✔Palpebral conjunctiva
✔✔The _______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye. -
✔✔Ciliary
✔✔The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the: - ✔✔Retina
✔✔The _______ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the
lens. - ✔✔Posterior Chamber
✔✔The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is used for daytime
and color vision is called the: - ✔✔Fovea Centralis
✔✔The thick jelly-like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens is called the: -
✔✔Vitreous Humor
✔✔Each eye has how many muscles to assist in ocular movement? - ✔✔Six
✔✔The area of retina responsible for seeing detail is the - ✔✔Macula
✔✔The area that is located behind the cornea and in front of the iris is the: - ✔✔Anterior
Chamber
, ✔✔What is the ability of the eye to focus objects at varying distances? -
✔✔Accommodation
✔✔What is the most commonly used ophthalmic dye which is available in liquid form or
impregnated on dry, paper filter strips? - ✔✔Sodium Fluorescein
✔✔What is the therapeutic drug used to reduce inflammation? - ✔✔Corticosteroids
✔✔Inflammation of the eyelids - ✔✔Blepharitis
✔✔Commonly known as "pink eye" - ✔✔Conjunctivitis
✔✔Small blood vessel rupture between the sclera and conjunctiva. -
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage
✔✔The pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a "stye" -
✔✔Hordeolum
✔✔A small lump on the eyelid - ✔✔Chalazion
✔✔The optic nerve is damaged from increased intraocular pressure. - ✔✔Glaucoma
✔✔Advancing age causes the central area of vision to break down - ✔✔Macular
Degeneration
✔✔The cornea changes to an irregular cone shape - ✔✔Keratonconus
✔✔This causes fragile blood vessels on the retina to leak or break - ✔✔Diabetic
Retinopathy
✔✔Thickening of the connective tissue on the sides of the cornea, usually in the 3 & 9
o'clock positions - ✔✔Pinguecula
✔✔The retina pulls away from the rest of the eyeball. - ✔✔Retinal detachment
✔✔These are caused by mechanical simulation of nerves in the retina - ✔✔Flashes
✔✔Caused by debris in the tears and in the fluid inside the eye - ✔✔Floaters
✔✔Cover/Uncover test - ✔✔Examines the binocular relationship of the eyes.
✔✔Visual Acuity - ✔✔A measure of the finest detail the eye can detect.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Anesthetic Drugs - ✔✔Cause a temporary numbing of a nerve, which results in loss
of feeling in the surrounding area. (A drug with the suffix -caine).
✔✔Ophthalmic stains, or dyes - ✔✔are topically used to stain the eye for Goldmann
applanation tonometry, outline defective area of the cornea, and aid in fitting gas-
permeable lenses.
✔✔Qd - ✔✔every day
✔✔Bid - ✔✔twice a day
✔✔Tid - ✔✔three times daily
✔✔Qid - ✔✔four times a day
✔✔The _______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the
eyelids. - ✔✔Palpebral conjunctiva
✔✔The _______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye. -
✔✔Ciliary
✔✔The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the: - ✔✔Retina
✔✔The _______ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the
lens. - ✔✔Posterior Chamber
✔✔The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is used for daytime
and color vision is called the: - ✔✔Fovea Centralis
✔✔The thick jelly-like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens is called the: -
✔✔Vitreous Humor
✔✔Each eye has how many muscles to assist in ocular movement? - ✔✔Six
✔✔The area of retina responsible for seeing detail is the - ✔✔Macula
✔✔The area that is located behind the cornea and in front of the iris is the: - ✔✔Anterior
Chamber
, ✔✔What is the ability of the eye to focus objects at varying distances? -
✔✔Accommodation
✔✔What is the most commonly used ophthalmic dye which is available in liquid form or
impregnated on dry, paper filter strips? - ✔✔Sodium Fluorescein
✔✔What is the therapeutic drug used to reduce inflammation? - ✔✔Corticosteroids
✔✔Inflammation of the eyelids - ✔✔Blepharitis
✔✔Commonly known as "pink eye" - ✔✔Conjunctivitis
✔✔Small blood vessel rupture between the sclera and conjunctiva. -
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage
✔✔The pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a "stye" -
✔✔Hordeolum
✔✔A small lump on the eyelid - ✔✔Chalazion
✔✔The optic nerve is damaged from increased intraocular pressure. - ✔✔Glaucoma
✔✔Advancing age causes the central area of vision to break down - ✔✔Macular
Degeneration
✔✔The cornea changes to an irregular cone shape - ✔✔Keratonconus
✔✔This causes fragile blood vessels on the retina to leak or break - ✔✔Diabetic
Retinopathy
✔✔Thickening of the connective tissue on the sides of the cornea, usually in the 3 & 9
o'clock positions - ✔✔Pinguecula
✔✔The retina pulls away from the rest of the eyeball. - ✔✔Retinal detachment
✔✔These are caused by mechanical simulation of nerves in the retina - ✔✔Flashes
✔✔Caused by debris in the tears and in the fluid inside the eye - ✔✔Floaters
✔✔Cover/Uncover test - ✔✔Examines the binocular relationship of the eyes.
✔✔Visual Acuity - ✔✔A measure of the finest detail the eye can detect.
