CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC EXAM
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ myopia. Answer: Type of ammetropia, image focused on front of
retina and usually caused by eye being too long
◉ accommodation. Answer: ability of eye to focus objects from
distance to near
◉ plus lens. Answer: corrects hyperopia
◉ retinoscope. Answer: indicates pt refractive error when all motion
in every direction is stopped when light is moving across pupil
◉ alternating esotropia. Answer: condition in which the patient
fixates with only one eye while the other eye turns in
◉ visual field testing. Answer: determines the area of space visible
to the eye
, ◉ perimetry. Answer: used to measure the visual field
◉ biomicroscope. Answer: instrument that allows close examination
of the lids and lashes
◉ non-compliance. Answer: the most common reason patients stop
wearing contact lenses
◉ vertex distance between the contact lens and spectacle lens.
Answer: a contact lens prescription and a spectacle prescription May
differ because of this
◉ Edge thickness of a contact lens. Answer: is an important factor in
the comfort of the lens
◉ contact lens order includes. Answer: lens brand or type, base
curve, overall diameter, and the lens power
◉ diastolic pressure. Answer: the amount of force when the heart is
at rest
◉ astigmatism. Answer: an eye in which the image is not focused at
one point but rather at two points
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ myopia. Answer: Type of ammetropia, image focused on front of
retina and usually caused by eye being too long
◉ accommodation. Answer: ability of eye to focus objects from
distance to near
◉ plus lens. Answer: corrects hyperopia
◉ retinoscope. Answer: indicates pt refractive error when all motion
in every direction is stopped when light is moving across pupil
◉ alternating esotropia. Answer: condition in which the patient
fixates with only one eye while the other eye turns in
◉ visual field testing. Answer: determines the area of space visible
to the eye
, ◉ perimetry. Answer: used to measure the visual field
◉ biomicroscope. Answer: instrument that allows close examination
of the lids and lashes
◉ non-compliance. Answer: the most common reason patients stop
wearing contact lenses
◉ vertex distance between the contact lens and spectacle lens.
Answer: a contact lens prescription and a spectacle prescription May
differ because of this
◉ Edge thickness of a contact lens. Answer: is an important factor in
the comfort of the lens
◉ contact lens order includes. Answer: lens brand or type, base
curve, overall diameter, and the lens power
◉ diastolic pressure. Answer: the amount of force when the heart is
at rest
◉ astigmatism. Answer: an eye in which the image is not focused at
one point but rather at two points
