Certified Paraoptometric 2025/2026 Examination Questions
with Verified Answers.
Terms in this set (105)
The instrument that contains A. True
lenses and can be used to
determine a spectacle
correction is called a
phoropter.
A. True
B. False
What does a pachymeter B. Thickness of the cornea
measure?
A. Pressure of the eye
B. Thickness of the cornea
C. Refractive power of the
eye
D. Curvature of the cornea
What can be used to facilitate C. Both a & b
the bending of frames?
A. Salt pan
B. Frame warmer
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
What is the name given to B. Pantoscopic tilt
the angle the temple
makes with the frame front
when the bottom of the
eyewire is closer to the
cheeks than the top is to
the eyebrow?
A. Retroscopic tilt
B. Pantoscopic tilt
C. Vertex tilt
D. Face form
,Ultraviolet coatings protect A. True
the eye from damaging UV
light indoors and outdoors.
A. True
B. False
What is the name given to the A. Macula
area of the retina
responsible for seeing
detail?
A. Macula
B. Choroids
C. Optic nerve
D. Optic disk
What is PHI? C. Protected Health Information
A. Physicians Health Issues
B. Personal Health
Information
C. Protected Health
Information
D. None of the above
The part of the frame that C. Eyewire
surrounds the lens and
holds it in place is called
the______________________
_.
A. Stem
B. Temple
C. Eyewire
D. Framefront
Which type of lens will have B. Spherical
the same power in all areas
of the lens?
A. Plano
B. Spherical
C. Cylindrical
D. Spherocylindrical
The lens material that is the A. Glass
easiest to break is?
A. Glass
B. Plastic
, C. Polycarbonate
D. Trivex
What does the prescription C. Lens power
strength of the contact lens
determine?
A. Base curve
B. Radius
C. Lens power
D. Diameter
Objects viewed through a B. Smaller or minified
minus lens will appear
?
A. Larger
B. Smaller or minified
C. No noticeable change
D. Maximized
What are plus lenses used to C. Hyperopia and presbyopia
correct?
A. Myopia and hyperopia
B. Presbyopia and myopia
C. Hyperopia and presbyopia
D. Myopia, hyperopia and
presbyopia
with Verified Answers.
Terms in this set (105)
The instrument that contains A. True
lenses and can be used to
determine a spectacle
correction is called a
phoropter.
A. True
B. False
What does a pachymeter B. Thickness of the cornea
measure?
A. Pressure of the eye
B. Thickness of the cornea
C. Refractive power of the
eye
D. Curvature of the cornea
What can be used to facilitate C. Both a & b
the bending of frames?
A. Salt pan
B. Frame warmer
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
What is the name given to B. Pantoscopic tilt
the angle the temple
makes with the frame front
when the bottom of the
eyewire is closer to the
cheeks than the top is to
the eyebrow?
A. Retroscopic tilt
B. Pantoscopic tilt
C. Vertex tilt
D. Face form
,Ultraviolet coatings protect A. True
the eye from damaging UV
light indoors and outdoors.
A. True
B. False
What is the name given to the A. Macula
area of the retina
responsible for seeing
detail?
A. Macula
B. Choroids
C. Optic nerve
D. Optic disk
What is PHI? C. Protected Health Information
A. Physicians Health Issues
B. Personal Health
Information
C. Protected Health
Information
D. None of the above
The part of the frame that C. Eyewire
surrounds the lens and
holds it in place is called
the______________________
_.
A. Stem
B. Temple
C. Eyewire
D. Framefront
Which type of lens will have B. Spherical
the same power in all areas
of the lens?
A. Plano
B. Spherical
C. Cylindrical
D. Spherocylindrical
The lens material that is the A. Glass
easiest to break is?
A. Glass
B. Plastic
, C. Polycarbonate
D. Trivex
What does the prescription C. Lens power
strength of the contact lens
determine?
A. Base curve
B. Radius
C. Lens power
D. Diameter
Objects viewed through a B. Smaller or minified
minus lens will appear
?
A. Larger
B. Smaller or minified
C. No noticeable change
D. Maximized
What are plus lenses used to C. Hyperopia and presbyopia
correct?
A. Myopia and hyperopia
B. Presbyopia and myopia
C. Hyperopia and presbyopia
D. Myopia, hyperopia and
presbyopia
