Certified Paraoptometric Exam Questions and Answers
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the
systems is called? ** Answ** Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? ** Answ** What medications are you
on?
What are two main types of filing systems? ** Answ** Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. ** Answ** True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. ** Answ** True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often resulting in
reduced vision is know as ** Answ** Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. ** Answ** True
What does O.D. stand for? ** Answ** Oculus Dexter
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. ** Answ** True
Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling in the
surrounding area. ** Answ** True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? ** Answ** To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? ** Answ** Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? ** Answ** Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction is called
the phoropter. ** Answ** True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? ** Answ** Gives the examiner a highly magnified
view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? ** Answ** pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? ** Answ** Visual Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia. ** Answ** True
, What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? ** Answ** Lens power
What type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to bed? **
Answ** Conventional daily wear lenses
What is the lifeline into and out of the practice? ** Answ** The telephone
What does a pachymeter measure? ** Answ** Thickness of the cornea
What is the biomicroscope also known as? ** Answ** Slit Lamp
When a crystalline lens gets hard or cloudy with age, it is called a ______. ** Answ**
Cataract
What carries the impulses from the retina to the brain? ** Answ** Optic Nerve
What does O.S. mean? ** Answ** Oculus Sinister, left eye
What is a broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva called? ** Answ**
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
What is the largest cause of irreversible blindness? ** Answ** Macular Degeneration
What term best describes any surgical technique or procedure that may be used to help the eye
bend light? ** Answ** Refractive surgery
What is the examination of the inside of the eye called? ** Answ** Ophthalmoscopy
What chart is most often used to measure acuity at distance? ** Answ** Snellen chart
What is the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)? ** Answ** Laser-based, non-contact,
non-invasive imaging technique
What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires? ** Answ**
Bridge
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ** Answ** The width of the
patient's face
What is the fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the aqueous humor called? ** Answ**
Intraocular pressure
What is a form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward? ** Answ** Esotropia
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the
systems is called? ** Answ** Triage
Which of the following may not be a triage question? ** Answ** What medications are you
on?
What are two main types of filing systems? ** Answ** Numerical and alphabetical
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye. ** Answ** True
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a condition called
pseudophakia. ** Answ** True
A visual condition where the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements often resulting in
reduced vision is know as ** Answ** Nystagmus
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy. ** Answ** True
What does O.D. stand for? ** Answ** Oculus Dexter
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula. ** Answ** True
Anesthetic drugs cause temporary deadening of a nerve, which results in loss of feeling in the
surrounding area. ** Answ** True
What are cycloplegic drugs used for? ** Answ** To dilate the eyes
What are used to treat dry eyes? ** Answ** Artificial tears and lubricants
What may ocular drugs not be used for? ** Answ** Paralyze the patient
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction is called
the phoropter. ** Answ** True
What is the benefit of biomicroscopy? ** Answ** Gives the examiner a highly magnified
view of the structure of the eye, lids, and lashes
What does a tonometer measure? ** Answ** pressure in the eye
What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect? ** Answ** Visual Acuity
Monovision corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia. ** Answ** True
, What does the prescription strength of the contact lens determine? ** Answ** Lens power
What type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to bed? **
Answ** Conventional daily wear lenses
What is the lifeline into and out of the practice? ** Answ** The telephone
What does a pachymeter measure? ** Answ** Thickness of the cornea
What is the biomicroscope also known as? ** Answ** Slit Lamp
When a crystalline lens gets hard or cloudy with age, it is called a ______. ** Answ**
Cataract
What carries the impulses from the retina to the brain? ** Answ** Optic Nerve
What does O.S. mean? ** Answ** Oculus Sinister, left eye
What is a broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva called? ** Answ**
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
What is the largest cause of irreversible blindness? ** Answ** Macular Degeneration
What term best describes any surgical technique or procedure that may be used to help the eye
bend light? ** Answ** Refractive surgery
What is the examination of the inside of the eye called? ** Answ** Ophthalmoscopy
What chart is most often used to measure acuity at distance? ** Answ** Snellen chart
What is the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)? ** Answ** Laser-based, non-contact,
non-invasive imaging technique
What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires? ** Answ**
Bridge
The width of the frame should be approximately equal to ** Answ** The width of the
patient's face
What is the fluid pressure maintained in the eye by the aqueous humor called? ** Answ**
Intraocular pressure
What is a form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward? ** Answ** Esotropia
