Certified Paraoptometric Test - Questions With Verified Solutions

Certified Paraoptometric Test - Questions With Verified
Solutions

The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle
correction is called a phoropter.
A. True
B. False Correct Answer - A. True

What does a pachymeter measure?
A. Pressure of the eye
B. Thickness of the cornea
C. Refractive power of the eye
D. Curvature of the cornea Correct Answer - B. Thickness of the cornea

What can be used to facilitate the bending of frames?
A. Salt pan
B. Frame warmer
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above Correct Answer - C. Both a & b

What is the name given to the angle the temple makes with the frame front
when the bottom of the eyewire is closer to the cheeks than the top is to the
eyebrow?
A. Retroscopic tilt
B. Pantoscopic tilt
C. Vertex tilt
D. Face form Correct Answer - B. Pantoscopic tilt

Ultraviolet coatings protect the eye from damaging UV light indoors and
outdoors.
A. True
B. False Correct Answer - A. True

What is the name given to the area of the retina responsible for seeing detail?
A. Macula
B. Choroids
C. Optic nerve
D. Optic disk Correct Answer - A. Macula

,What is PHI?
A. Physicians Health Issues
B. Personal Health Information
C. Protected Health Information
D. None of the above Correct Answer - C. Protected Health Information

The part of the frame that surrounds the lens and holds it in place is called the
_______.
A. Stem
B. Temple
C. Eyewire
D. Framefront Correct Answer - C. Eyewire

Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?
A. Plano
B. Spherical
C. Cylindrical
D. Spherocylindrical Correct Answer - B. Spherical

The lens material that is the easiest to break is?
A. Glass
B. Plastic
C. Polycarbonate
D. Trivex Correct Answer - A. Glass

What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine?
A. Base curve
B. Radius
C. Lens power
D. Diameter Correct Answer - C. Lens power

Objects viewed through a minus lens will appear ________?
A. Larger
B. Smaller or minified
C. No noticeable change
D. Maximized Correct Answer - B. Smaller or minified

What are plus lenses used to correct?

, A. Myopia and hyperopia
B. Presbyopia and myopia
C. Hyperopia and presbyopia
D. Myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia Correct Answer - C. Hyperopia and
presbyopia

What is the height of the reading position of a multifocal lens called?
A. Lower lid height
B. Pupil height
C. Interpupillary distance
D. Seg height Correct Answer - D. Seg height

What does PMMA stand for?
A. Perimethylmethacyrylate
B. Polymyalgicacrylate
C. Posteriormethamethylacitate
D. Polymethylmethacrylate Correct Answer - D. Polymethylmethacrylate

What may ocular drugs not be used for?
A. Anesthetize the eye
B. Dilate the pupil
C. Paralyze the patient
D. Treat eye conditions Correct Answer - C. Paralyze the patient

What is the process called when a product is delivered to a customer
completely finished?
A. Contract
B. Delivery
C. Good Business
D. Industry Correct Answer - B. Delivery

Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can
be used to correct presbyopia.
A. True
B. False Correct Answer - A. True

What is the process of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service
called?
A. Marketing