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ABO NCLE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS A
GRADE) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which one of these duties is not part of an optician's job? - (answer)Diagnose and
treat minor eye infections
Which is not a core skill needed to be an optician? - (answer)Binocular vision
Which of these items is not related to the NOCE certification exam? -
(answer)Focuses on how to fit and assess contact lens issues
How is the ABO-NCLE certification related to state optician licensing? -
(answer)Some states still require both to work as an optician.
What is a type of certification you can obtain as an optician specializing in
spectacle lenses? - (answer)NOCE
Topics covered in the NOCE exam include: - (answer)Lens materials
Which is not a step to take when preparing for the exams? - (answer)Forget to
take the practice exams.
Which statement is not true about signing up for the exams? - (answer)The Basic
NOCE-CLRE is given every month of the year.
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Which of these is not an exam topic for the CLRE? - (answer)Frame adjustment
tools
Which of the following should a visual learner do to help with studying? -
(answer)Diagram his or her notes
Ophthalmologist - (answer)A medical doctor is able to prescribe medications,
examine and treat eye problems and to perform eye surgery
Optometrist - (answer)A doctor able to prescribe medications, examine and treat
eye problems, perform minor surgical procedures, fit and prescribe glasses and
contact lenses, and prescribe visual therapy and low-vision aids
Optician - (answer)Fits and fills optical prescriptions, working closely with the
optometrists and ophthalmologists
Paraoptometric - (answer)Someone who's certified to perform front or back office
optical assisting skills
National Optician Certification Examination (NOCE) - (answer)Covers optics, lens
designs and materials, frames styling and frame materials, frame adjusting, prism,
and different ocular problems
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Contact Lens Registry Exam (CLRE) - (answer)Covers how to measure the cornea,
select the proper contact lens, assess the contact lens fit, and detect contact lens
problems
visible spectrum - (answer)380 to 760 nm
Prism diopter - (answer)A unit that describes the power of a prism to produce a 1-
centimeter deviation in a ray of light at a distance of 1 meter from the lens
Refraction - (answer)how light bends when passing through a medium
Law of Refraction (Snell's Law) - (answer)light bends towards the normal when it
enters a medium more dense than the one it came from
index of refraction - (answer)describes density of a material
Snell's Law - (answer)the angle of refraction depends on the angle of incidence of
the light and the indices of refraction between the two mediums
chromatic abberation - (answer)caused by the refraction of different wavelengths
and results in colored fringes around images
abbe value - (answer)the amount of chromatic abberation produced by a lens
material
ABO NCLE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS A
GRADE) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which one of these duties is not part of an optician's job? - (answer)Diagnose and
treat minor eye infections
Which is not a core skill needed to be an optician? - (answer)Binocular vision
Which of these items is not related to the NOCE certification exam? -
(answer)Focuses on how to fit and assess contact lens issues
How is the ABO-NCLE certification related to state optician licensing? -
(answer)Some states still require both to work as an optician.
What is a type of certification you can obtain as an optician specializing in
spectacle lenses? - (answer)NOCE
Topics covered in the NOCE exam include: - (answer)Lens materials
Which is not a step to take when preparing for the exams? - (answer)Forget to
take the practice exams.
Which statement is not true about signing up for the exams? - (answer)The Basic
NOCE-CLRE is given every month of the year.
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Which of these is not an exam topic for the CLRE? - (answer)Frame adjustment
tools
Which of the following should a visual learner do to help with studying? -
(answer)Diagram his or her notes
Ophthalmologist - (answer)A medical doctor is able to prescribe medications,
examine and treat eye problems and to perform eye surgery
Optometrist - (answer)A doctor able to prescribe medications, examine and treat
eye problems, perform minor surgical procedures, fit and prescribe glasses and
contact lenses, and prescribe visual therapy and low-vision aids
Optician - (answer)Fits and fills optical prescriptions, working closely with the
optometrists and ophthalmologists
Paraoptometric - (answer)Someone who's certified to perform front or back office
optical assisting skills
National Optician Certification Examination (NOCE) - (answer)Covers optics, lens
designs and materials, frames styling and frame materials, frame adjusting, prism,
and different ocular problems
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Contact Lens Registry Exam (CLRE) - (answer)Covers how to measure the cornea,
select the proper contact lens, assess the contact lens fit, and detect contact lens
problems
visible spectrum - (answer)380 to 760 nm
Prism diopter - (answer)A unit that describes the power of a prism to produce a 1-
centimeter deviation in a ray of light at a distance of 1 meter from the lens
Refraction - (answer)how light bends when passing through a medium
Law of Refraction (Snell's Law) - (answer)light bends towards the normal when it
enters a medium more dense than the one it came from
index of refraction - (answer)describes density of a material
Snell's Law - (answer)the angle of refraction depends on the angle of incidence of
the light and the indices of refraction between the two mediums
chromatic abberation - (answer)caused by the refraction of different wavelengths
and results in colored fringes around images
abbe value - (answer)the amount of chromatic abberation produced by a lens
material
