ABO EXAM LATEST 2023 REAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
AGRADE
Change a bifocal Rx to a single vision Rx - ANSWER: Add the bifocal power to the
sphere powers.
OD: -0.50
OS: -0.25-0.25x172
Add: +1.75
Turns into-
OD: +1.25
OS: +1.50-0.25x172
Anisometropia - ANSWER: There is a difference of 3 diopters between both eyes;
when the vision of the eyes differs by a large margin.
Antimetropia - ANSWER: Refers to Rx's that differ in sign.
Ex. OD: +0.25
OS: -0.75
Simple Hyperopia - ANSWER: The Rx will be a + sphere
Simple Myopia - ANSWER: The Rx will be - sphere
Marcus Gunn - ANSWER: Tests to see if both pupils constrict when a light is shined in
one eye. Tests for abnormalties in pupillary reaction.
optotypes - ANSWER: letters on the Snellen Chart
Who is said to be the pioneer lens designer (1268) - ANSWER: Roger Bacon
Who is generally credited with the invention of spectacles? - ANSWER: Salvino
d'Armati of Florence, Italy (1285)
When were minus or concave lenses invented? - ANSWER: 16th century for
correction of myopic eyes (nearsightedness)
When were toric lenses invented and by whom? - ANSWER: 19th century by Suscipi
Who is credited with making the first bifocals? - ANSWER: Benjamin Franklin (1784)
Who aroused the interest of physicians concerning the exam of the eye and
prescribing spectale lenses? - ANSWER: F.C. Donders (1800)
,Ocularist - ANSWER: a paramedical technician who designs, fabricates, hand paints,
and fits ocular protheses for those who have lost one or both eyes
photophobia - ANSWER: fear of light
iritis - ANSWER: an inflammation of the iris.
contraocular - ANSWER: pertaining to the opposite eye
enophthalmos - ANSWER: recession of the eyeball into the orbit
heterotropia - ANSWER: eyes do not maintain parallelism, but take a permanent
position of convergence or divergence
uvetis - ANSWER: inflammation involving the uveal tract
hyphema - ANSWER: blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
binocular - ANSWER: pertaining to both eyes, the use of both eyes simutaneously
anophthalmos - ANSWER: abscence of an eyeball (newborn)
aspheric - ANSWER: a curve of multiple radii
achromat - ANSWER: a totally color blind individual, a lens free from chromatic
abberation
hemophthalmia - ANSWER: blood (hemmorrhage) within the eye
aniridia - ANSWER: complete or partial absence of the iris
endophthalmitis - ANSWER: inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of
the eye
ansiotropia - ANSWER: unequal turning of the eyes
diplopia - ANSWER: double vision
exophthalmos - ANSWER: abnormal protrusion of the eyeball outward and forward
hemianopsia - ANSWER: blindness in half the visual field of one or both eyes
opthalmoscope - ANSWER: an instrument for viewing the fundus and interior of the
eye
supraduction - ANSWER: an upward rotation of the eye
, retinoscope - ANSWER: an instrument for viewing or shinning light on the retina to
determine the refractive state of the eye
keratitis - ANSWER: inflammation of the cornea
keratoconus - ANSWER: deformity of the cornea in which it becomes cone shapped,
due to stretching of tissues in its central area.
kerat-;kerato- - ANSWER: cornea
blaph-; blapharo- - ANSWER: eyelid
lach- - ANSWER: tears
dacry- - ANSWER: tears (abnormal)
core- - ANSWER: pupil
phac- - ANSWER: lens
phoria- - ANSWER: muscular imbalance
heterophoria - ANSWER: the tendency for one eye to deviate as the other remains
fixed
exophoria - ANSWER: muscular imbalance where an eye has a tendency to move
outward
hyperphoria - ANSWER: tendency for one eye to deviate upward
orthophoria - ANSWER: normal muscular balance and alignment of the eyes with no
tendency to deviate
keratoscope - ANSWER: instrument for examining the curvature of the cornea
dicoria - ANSWER: two pupils in one eye
blepharedema - ANSWER: abnormal excess of watery fluid in the tissue spaces of the
eyelid.
hypophoria - ANSWER: tendency for one eye to deviate downward
convert m to cm - ANSWER: move decimal 2 places right
convert cm to mm - ANSWER: move decimal 1 place right
convert m to mm - ANSWER: move decimal 3 places right
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
AGRADE
Change a bifocal Rx to a single vision Rx - ANSWER: Add the bifocal power to the
sphere powers.
OD: -0.50
OS: -0.25-0.25x172
Add: +1.75
Turns into-
OD: +1.25
OS: +1.50-0.25x172
Anisometropia - ANSWER: There is a difference of 3 diopters between both eyes;
when the vision of the eyes differs by a large margin.
Antimetropia - ANSWER: Refers to Rx's that differ in sign.
Ex. OD: +0.25
OS: -0.75
Simple Hyperopia - ANSWER: The Rx will be a + sphere
Simple Myopia - ANSWER: The Rx will be - sphere
Marcus Gunn - ANSWER: Tests to see if both pupils constrict when a light is shined in
one eye. Tests for abnormalties in pupillary reaction.
optotypes - ANSWER: letters on the Snellen Chart
Who is said to be the pioneer lens designer (1268) - ANSWER: Roger Bacon
Who is generally credited with the invention of spectacles? - ANSWER: Salvino
d'Armati of Florence, Italy (1285)
When were minus or concave lenses invented? - ANSWER: 16th century for
correction of myopic eyes (nearsightedness)
When were toric lenses invented and by whom? - ANSWER: 19th century by Suscipi
Who is credited with making the first bifocals? - ANSWER: Benjamin Franklin (1784)
Who aroused the interest of physicians concerning the exam of the eye and
prescribing spectale lenses? - ANSWER: F.C. Donders (1800)
,Ocularist - ANSWER: a paramedical technician who designs, fabricates, hand paints,
and fits ocular protheses for those who have lost one or both eyes
photophobia - ANSWER: fear of light
iritis - ANSWER: an inflammation of the iris.
contraocular - ANSWER: pertaining to the opposite eye
enophthalmos - ANSWER: recession of the eyeball into the orbit
heterotropia - ANSWER: eyes do not maintain parallelism, but take a permanent
position of convergence or divergence
uvetis - ANSWER: inflammation involving the uveal tract
hyphema - ANSWER: blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
binocular - ANSWER: pertaining to both eyes, the use of both eyes simutaneously
anophthalmos - ANSWER: abscence of an eyeball (newborn)
aspheric - ANSWER: a curve of multiple radii
achromat - ANSWER: a totally color blind individual, a lens free from chromatic
abberation
hemophthalmia - ANSWER: blood (hemmorrhage) within the eye
aniridia - ANSWER: complete or partial absence of the iris
endophthalmitis - ANSWER: inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of
the eye
ansiotropia - ANSWER: unequal turning of the eyes
diplopia - ANSWER: double vision
exophthalmos - ANSWER: abnormal protrusion of the eyeball outward and forward
hemianopsia - ANSWER: blindness in half the visual field of one or both eyes
opthalmoscope - ANSWER: an instrument for viewing the fundus and interior of the
eye
supraduction - ANSWER: an upward rotation of the eye
, retinoscope - ANSWER: an instrument for viewing or shinning light on the retina to
determine the refractive state of the eye
keratitis - ANSWER: inflammation of the cornea
keratoconus - ANSWER: deformity of the cornea in which it becomes cone shapped,
due to stretching of tissues in its central area.
kerat-;kerato- - ANSWER: cornea
blaph-; blapharo- - ANSWER: eyelid
lach- - ANSWER: tears
dacry- - ANSWER: tears (abnormal)
core- - ANSWER: pupil
phac- - ANSWER: lens
phoria- - ANSWER: muscular imbalance
heterophoria - ANSWER: the tendency for one eye to deviate as the other remains
fixed
exophoria - ANSWER: muscular imbalance where an eye has a tendency to move
outward
hyperphoria - ANSWER: tendency for one eye to deviate upward
orthophoria - ANSWER: normal muscular balance and alignment of the eyes with no
tendency to deviate
keratoscope - ANSWER: instrument for examining the curvature of the cornea
dicoria - ANSWER: two pupils in one eye
blepharedema - ANSWER: abnormal excess of watery fluid in the tissue spaces of the
eyelid.
hypophoria - ANSWER: tendency for one eye to deviate downward
convert m to cm - ANSWER: move decimal 2 places right
convert cm to mm - ANSWER: move decimal 1 place right
convert m to mm - ANSWER: move decimal 3 places right
