CERTIFIED PARA-OPTOMETRIC (CPO) STUDY GUIDE EXAM
2025/2026 UPDATED
Emmetropia - --Answers----___ is the term for the condition in which an
image will focus on the back of the retina when accommodation is
relaxed. These patients will not require any corrective prescription
lenses.
Myopia - --Answers----Which of the following types of ametropia
occurs when an image is focused in front of the retina and is usually
caused by the eye being too long?
Accommodation - --Answers----The ability of the eyes to focus objects
from distance to near is called?
Plus - --Answers----Which of the following types of lenses corrects
hyperopia?
Hyperopia - --Answers----Nearsightedness is to myopia, as
farsightedness is to:
All motion in every direction is stopped when the light is moved across
the pupil - --Answers----The retinoscope will indicate the pt's refractive
error when:
The pt fixates w only one eye while the other eye turns in - --Answers---
-Alternating esotropia is a condition in which:
, The area of space visible to the eye - --Answers----Visual field testing
determines?
Perimetry - --Answers----Which of the following tests is used to
measure the visual field?
Biomicroscope - --Answers----Which of the following instruments
allows close examination of the lids and lashes?
A gradual buildup of wearing time - --Answers----In order for first-time
pts to adapt to their cl, a wearing schedule is given to allow?
Non-compliance - --Answers----The most common reason pts stop
wearing cl is?
Of the vertex distance between the cl and the spectacle prescription - --
Answers----A cl prescription and a spectacle may differ because:
Is an important factor in the comfort of the lens - --Answers----The edge
thickness of a cl:
Lens brand or type, the base curve, overall diameter, and the lens power
- --Answers----When writing up a cl order for a soft lens, it is necessary
to specify:
2025/2026 UPDATED
Emmetropia - --Answers----___ is the term for the condition in which an
image will focus on the back of the retina when accommodation is
relaxed. These patients will not require any corrective prescription
lenses.
Myopia - --Answers----Which of the following types of ametropia
occurs when an image is focused in front of the retina and is usually
caused by the eye being too long?
Accommodation - --Answers----The ability of the eyes to focus objects
from distance to near is called?
Plus - --Answers----Which of the following types of lenses corrects
hyperopia?
Hyperopia - --Answers----Nearsightedness is to myopia, as
farsightedness is to:
All motion in every direction is stopped when the light is moved across
the pupil - --Answers----The retinoscope will indicate the pt's refractive
error when:
The pt fixates w only one eye while the other eye turns in - --Answers---
-Alternating esotropia is a condition in which:
, The area of space visible to the eye - --Answers----Visual field testing
determines?
Perimetry - --Answers----Which of the following tests is used to
measure the visual field?
Biomicroscope - --Answers----Which of the following instruments
allows close examination of the lids and lashes?
A gradual buildup of wearing time - --Answers----In order for first-time
pts to adapt to their cl, a wearing schedule is given to allow?
Non-compliance - --Answers----The most common reason pts stop
wearing cl is?
Of the vertex distance between the cl and the spectacle prescription - --
Answers----A cl prescription and a spectacle may differ because:
Is an important factor in the comfort of the lens - --Answers----The edge
thickness of a cl:
Lens brand or type, the base curve, overall diameter, and the lens power
- --Answers----When writing up a cl order for a soft lens, it is necessary
to specify:
