CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC PRACTICE
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Sinuses. Answer: Air spaces within the bones.
◉Lacrimal Gland. Answer: The gland that supplies most of the tears
to the eye.
◉Lacrimal Duct. Answer: The drainage system for tears.
◉Nasolacrimal Duct. Answer: The drainage system for the tears to
leave the eye.
◉Amblyopia. Answer: A loss of vision in one or both eyes.
◉Aphakia. Answer: When a cataract progress to the degree that it
interferes with vision, the crystalline lens can be surgically removed.
Absence of the lens in the eye.
,◉Chalazion. Answer: As the inflammation resolves in a hordeolum,
it will sometimes leave a granuloma (small lump).
◉Blepharitis. Answer: Inflammation of the lid margin.
◉Diabetic Retinopathy. Answer: Due to poor blood circulation that
occurs with diabetes mellitus, new blood vessel growth often
develops in the retina.
◉Esotropia. Answer: A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes
turn inward.
◉Flashes or floaters. Answer: Caused by mechanical stimulation of
the nerves in the retina.
◉Glaucoma. Answer: A condition in which the optic nerve is
damaged from increased ocular pressure.
◉Hordeolum. Answer: Commonly known as a stye, occurs when
pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed. This essentially is
a "pimple" in the eyelid.
◉Keratoconus. Answer: The cornea thins and bulges forward.
,◉Nystagmus. Answer: A vision condition in which the eyes make
repetitive, uncontrolled movements, often resulting in reduced
vision.
◉Pinguecula. Answer: A thickening of the connective tissue on the
sides of the cornea (3 and 9 o'clock).
◉Ptygerium. Answer: A type of abnormal growth of tissue on the
conjunctiva. Different from (other disorder) in its wedge-shape and
ability to invade the cornea.
◉Retinal detachment. Answer: The retina pulls away from the rest
of the eyeball.
◉A-, An-. Answer: (without)
◉Ab-. Answer: (away)
◉Ad-. Answer: (to, toward)
◉Aniso-. Answer: (different)
◉Anti-. Answer: (against)
, ◉Bi-, Di-. Answer: (two)
◉Ex-. Answer: (away from, out of)
◉Hyper-. Answer: (excessive, above, over)
◉Hypo-, Sub-. Answer: (under, below)
◉Intra-. Answer: (within)
◉Para-. Answer: (beside, beyond, around)
◉Peri-. Answer: (surrounding)
◉Retro-. Answer: (backward)
◉-ectomy. Answer: (cutting out, excision)
◉-ia. Answer: (diseased or abnormal state)
◉-itis. Answer: (inflammation)
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Sinuses. Answer: Air spaces within the bones.
◉Lacrimal Gland. Answer: The gland that supplies most of the tears
to the eye.
◉Lacrimal Duct. Answer: The drainage system for tears.
◉Nasolacrimal Duct. Answer: The drainage system for the tears to
leave the eye.
◉Amblyopia. Answer: A loss of vision in one or both eyes.
◉Aphakia. Answer: When a cataract progress to the degree that it
interferes with vision, the crystalline lens can be surgically removed.
Absence of the lens in the eye.
,◉Chalazion. Answer: As the inflammation resolves in a hordeolum,
it will sometimes leave a granuloma (small lump).
◉Blepharitis. Answer: Inflammation of the lid margin.
◉Diabetic Retinopathy. Answer: Due to poor blood circulation that
occurs with diabetes mellitus, new blood vessel growth often
develops in the retina.
◉Esotropia. Answer: A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes
turn inward.
◉Flashes or floaters. Answer: Caused by mechanical stimulation of
the nerves in the retina.
◉Glaucoma. Answer: A condition in which the optic nerve is
damaged from increased ocular pressure.
◉Hordeolum. Answer: Commonly known as a stye, occurs when
pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed. This essentially is
a "pimple" in the eyelid.
◉Keratoconus. Answer: The cornea thins and bulges forward.
,◉Nystagmus. Answer: A vision condition in which the eyes make
repetitive, uncontrolled movements, often resulting in reduced
vision.
◉Pinguecula. Answer: A thickening of the connective tissue on the
sides of the cornea (3 and 9 o'clock).
◉Ptygerium. Answer: A type of abnormal growth of tissue on the
conjunctiva. Different from (other disorder) in its wedge-shape and
ability to invade the cornea.
◉Retinal detachment. Answer: The retina pulls away from the rest
of the eyeball.
◉A-, An-. Answer: (without)
◉Ab-. Answer: (away)
◉Ad-. Answer: (to, toward)
◉Aniso-. Answer: (different)
◉Anti-. Answer: (against)
, ◉Bi-, Di-. Answer: (two)
◉Ex-. Answer: (away from, out of)
◉Hyper-. Answer: (excessive, above, over)
◉Hypo-, Sub-. Answer: (under, below)
◉Intra-. Answer: (within)
◉Para-. Answer: (beside, beyond, around)
◉Peri-. Answer: (surrounding)
◉Retro-. Answer: (backward)
◉-ectomy. Answer: (cutting out, excision)
◉-ia. Answer: (diseased or abnormal state)
◉-itis. Answer: (inflammation)
