CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC EXAM SCRIPT
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the center area of the lens called that provides optical
correction for the patient's vision? Answer: Optical zone
◉ What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in
the eye focused theoretically behind the eye resulting in blurry
vision called? Answer: Hyperopia
◉ When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed,
commonly called a stye, is a/an ______. Answer: Hordeolum
◉ An instrument that can obtain an estimate of the patient's
prescription without the patient's response is called a/an _______.
Answer: Retinoscope
◉ A small lump on the eyelid is called a ______. Answer: Chalazion
◉ Papill (root word) Answer: Optic nerve head
,◉ What is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye
focused before the retina resulting in blurry distant vision called?
Answer: Myopia
◉ Chrom (root word) Answer: Color
◉ Opthalmic medical personnel cannot do what? Answer: Offer
medical diagnosis
◉ The term that represents how well the two eyes work together is
known as ______. Answer: Binocular vision
◉ Ab- Answer: Away
◉ An instrument that gives the examiner a magnified view of the
structures of the eye - particularly the front structures of the eye - is
called a/an ______. Answer: Biomicroscope
◉ What is the condition called that is caused by advancing age which
causes the central area of vision to break down? Answer: Macular
degeneration
◉ The ability of the eyes to focus on objects from distance to near is
called ______. Answer: Accommodation
, ◉ Ex- Answer: Away from, out of
◉ The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is
used for daytime and color vision is called the _____. Answer: Fovea
centralis
◉ What is the measurement from edge to edge of the lens at the
widest point called? Answer: Overall diameter
◉ Ad- Answer: to, toward
◉ A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the
patients visual capabilities, and assists in office management would
be best described as a/an ______. Answer: Paraoptemetric
◉ What is the loss of ability to see clearly at near called? Answer:
Presbyopia
◉ Which instrument allows close examination of the lids and lashes?
Answer: Biomicroscope
◉ The area in space that is visible to the eye is called _______. Answer:
Visual field
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the center area of the lens called that provides optical
correction for the patient's vision? Answer: Optical zone
◉ What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in
the eye focused theoretically behind the eye resulting in blurry
vision called? Answer: Hyperopia
◉ When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed,
commonly called a stye, is a/an ______. Answer: Hordeolum
◉ An instrument that can obtain an estimate of the patient's
prescription without the patient's response is called a/an _______.
Answer: Retinoscope
◉ A small lump on the eyelid is called a ______. Answer: Chalazion
◉ Papill (root word) Answer: Optic nerve head
,◉ What is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye
focused before the retina resulting in blurry distant vision called?
Answer: Myopia
◉ Chrom (root word) Answer: Color
◉ Opthalmic medical personnel cannot do what? Answer: Offer
medical diagnosis
◉ The term that represents how well the two eyes work together is
known as ______. Answer: Binocular vision
◉ Ab- Answer: Away
◉ An instrument that gives the examiner a magnified view of the
structures of the eye - particularly the front structures of the eye - is
called a/an ______. Answer: Biomicroscope
◉ What is the condition called that is caused by advancing age which
causes the central area of vision to break down? Answer: Macular
degeneration
◉ The ability of the eyes to focus on objects from distance to near is
called ______. Answer: Accommodation
, ◉ Ex- Answer: Away from, out of
◉ The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is
used for daytime and color vision is called the _____. Answer: Fovea
centralis
◉ What is the measurement from edge to edge of the lens at the
widest point called? Answer: Overall diameter
◉ Ad- Answer: to, toward
◉ A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the
patients visual capabilities, and assists in office management would
be best described as a/an ______. Answer: Paraoptemetric
◉ What is the loss of ability to see clearly at near called? Answer:
Presbyopia
◉ Which instrument allows close examination of the lids and lashes?
Answer: Biomicroscope
◉ The area in space that is visible to the eye is called _______. Answer:
Visual field
