CPO PRACTICE EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ The probe of the __________ tonometer must be covered with a Ocu-
Film tip cover to prevent patient infection and cross contamination.
Answer: Tono-Pen
◉ What was the first bifocal style? Answer: Executive
◉ A new paraoptometric is starting next week and asks what they
should do to prepare for their first day. You recommend that they
Answer: Review over office procedures and policies handbook or
manual
◉ An instrument used to verify the spectacle lens power and contact
lens prescription is Answer: Lensometer
◉ The instrument that uses a hand-held condensing lens to give a 3
dimensional, inverted view of the retina is a(n): Answer: indirect
ophthalmoscope
◉ The ____________ is the most commonly prescribed occupational
lens for patients who perform overhead work. Answer: double
segment bifocal
,◉ The name of the program that determines Medicare payment
adjustments is Answer: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
◉ A condition that exists when there is reduced visual acuity not
correctable by refractive means and not attributable to obvious
structural or pathologic anomalies of the eye is known as ______.
Answer: amblyopia
◉ Documenting the patient's symptoms, including onset, frequency,
and duration, is known as the _______________. Answer: case history
◉ How is the interpupillary distance commonly abbreviated?
Answer: PD
◉ When light travels through a medium such as glass or water other
than 90 degrees, the light is Answer: Refracted or bent
◉ When performing visual field testing, the blind spot
________________. Answer: should be mapped first
◉ When setting up Lensometer to measure prescription, the first
step is Answer: Set power wheel at zero and focus eyepiece
, ◉ If a thorough case history is completed, the optometrist should be
able: Answer: Determine patient's ocular diagnosis
◉ Which of the following would be considered appropriate behavior
in front of a patient? Answer: Using soft tones while speaking to
other staff members
◉ When viewed at a specific distance, the letters of each line on a
standard visual acuity chart subtend at an angle of ________________.
Answer: 5 minutes of arc
◉ An example of contact tonometry would be Answer: Goldmann
◉ How long should the tear film remain uniform over the cornea
after a normal blink (tear break-up time)? Answer: 10-15 seconds
◉ The appropriate way to document a patient's visual acuity
(without correction) is Answer: VAsc: 20/50
◉ A three Diopter lens will focus light at Answer: 1/3 meter
◉ Which of the following would not be considered an emergency
situation requiring immediate attention? Answer: Loss of a contact
lens
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ The probe of the __________ tonometer must be covered with a Ocu-
Film tip cover to prevent patient infection and cross contamination.
Answer: Tono-Pen
◉ What was the first bifocal style? Answer: Executive
◉ A new paraoptometric is starting next week and asks what they
should do to prepare for their first day. You recommend that they
Answer: Review over office procedures and policies handbook or
manual
◉ An instrument used to verify the spectacle lens power and contact
lens prescription is Answer: Lensometer
◉ The instrument that uses a hand-held condensing lens to give a 3
dimensional, inverted view of the retina is a(n): Answer: indirect
ophthalmoscope
◉ The ____________ is the most commonly prescribed occupational
lens for patients who perform overhead work. Answer: double
segment bifocal
,◉ The name of the program that determines Medicare payment
adjustments is Answer: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
◉ A condition that exists when there is reduced visual acuity not
correctable by refractive means and not attributable to obvious
structural or pathologic anomalies of the eye is known as ______.
Answer: amblyopia
◉ Documenting the patient's symptoms, including onset, frequency,
and duration, is known as the _______________. Answer: case history
◉ How is the interpupillary distance commonly abbreviated?
Answer: PD
◉ When light travels through a medium such as glass or water other
than 90 degrees, the light is Answer: Refracted or bent
◉ When performing visual field testing, the blind spot
________________. Answer: should be mapped first
◉ When setting up Lensometer to measure prescription, the first
step is Answer: Set power wheel at zero and focus eyepiece
, ◉ If a thorough case history is completed, the optometrist should be
able: Answer: Determine patient's ocular diagnosis
◉ Which of the following would be considered appropriate behavior
in front of a patient? Answer: Using soft tones while speaking to
other staff members
◉ When viewed at a specific distance, the letters of each line on a
standard visual acuity chart subtend at an angle of ________________.
Answer: 5 minutes of arc
◉ An example of contact tonometry would be Answer: Goldmann
◉ How long should the tear film remain uniform over the cornea
after a normal blink (tear break-up time)? Answer: 10-15 seconds
◉ The appropriate way to document a patient's visual acuity
(without correction) is Answer: VAsc: 20/50
◉ A three Diopter lens will focus light at Answer: 1/3 meter
◉ Which of the following would not be considered an emergency
situation requiring immediate attention? Answer: Loss of a contact
lens
