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Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam – Questions and Correct Answers (2025 Study Guide), Exams of Nursing

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Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam – Questions and Correct Answers (2025 Study Guide) This document provides a complete set of exam questions and correct answers for the Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) certification. It covers essential topics including basic ocular anatomy, visual testing procedures, optometric terminology, patient communication, and office procedures. Ideal for candidates preparing for the entry-level CPO exam with accurate and practical content.

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Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Exam Questions and Correct Answers
1. AccountslPayable:lOutstandinglbusinesslobligationslthatlarelowedltolothers.
2. AccountslReceivable:lOutstandinglobligationslowedltolthelbusinesslbylothers.
3. CashlFlowlStatement:lAlpictureloflalllcashlinflowslandloutflowslwithinlthelbusiness.
4. GrosslProfit:lThelpercentageloflbusinesslincomelbeforelexpenses.
5. JustlinlTimel(JIT):lAlstrategyltolimprovelalbusinesslreturnlonlinvestment.
6. NetlIncome/Profit:lRevenueslminuslexpenses.
7. NetlWorth:lTheltotallvalueloflalbusiness.
8. ReturnlonlInvestmentl(ROI):lAlmeasurementloflsuccessloflalproject;lthelpercentloflprofitlearne
dlonlanlinvestment.
9. Anloptometristlisllicensedlbylwhichlgoverninglbody::lState
10. Thelpersonlgenerallylresponsiblelforlgrindinglorlduplicatingllenseslislthe::lOptician
11. Aldoctorloflmedicinelspecializinglinlsurgerylislan::lOphthalmologist
12. OphthalmiclMedicallPersonnellcanldolalllBUT:lOfferlmedicalldiagnoses
13. Alpersonlwholcollectslpatientldata,ladministersltestsloflthelpatient'slvisuallcapabilities,la
ndlassistslinlofficelmanagementlwouldlbelbestldescribedlasla/an:lParaoptometric
14. Whenlalstafflmemberlreceiveslalcalllbutlislbusylwithlalpatient,lthelpersonlansweringlthelp
honelshouldlpolitelylask:lforlalreturnlnumberlorliflsomeonelelselmightlbeloflassistance
15. Priorltolschedulinglalpatientlappointment,lwhatlshouldlbeldonelfirst?:l-
Makelcertainlthelpurposeloflthelvisitlislknown,ltolschedulelproperly
16. Whatlislthelmostlstraightforwardltypeloflfilinglsystem?:lAlphabetical
17. WhichlislnotlalpartloflimplementinglHIPAA?:lUnlimitedlPHIldisclosurelforlstaffldevelopi
nglcrisis.
18. WhichlislnotlrequiredlforldocumentationloflreleasedlPHI?:lAge,lname,lpassword
19. CiliarylMuscle:lThelmusclelinsidelofltheleyeballlthatlalterslthelshapeloflthelcrystallinellen
s.lItlhasldirectlcontrolloverlthelfocusinglabilitylofltheleye.
20. MediallRectus:lThelmostlpowerfulloflthelextraocularlmuscles.lTurnsltheleyeltowardlthelno
se.
21. InferiorlRectus:lItslprimarylactionlisltolturnltheleyeldownward.
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  1. AccountslPayable:l Outstandinglbusinesslobligationslthatlarelowedltolothers.
  2. AccountslReceivable:l Outstandinglobligationslowedltolthelbusinesslbylothers.
  3. CashlFlowlStatement:l Alpictureloflalllcashlinflowslandloutflowslwithinlthelbusiness.
  4. GrosslProfit:l Thelpercentageloflbusinesslincomelbeforelexpenses.
  5. JustlinlTimel(JIT):l Alstrategyltolimprovelalbusinesslreturnlonlinvestment.
  6. NetlIncome/Profit:l Revenueslminuslexpenses.
  7. NetlWorth:l Theltotallvalueloflalbusiness.
  8. ReturnlonlInvestmentl(ROI):l Almeasurementloflsuccessloflalproject;lthelpercentloflprofitlearne dlonlanlinvestment.
  9. Anloptometristlisllicensedlbylwhichlgoverninglbody::l State
  10. Thelpersonlgenerallylresponsiblelforlgrindinglorlduplicatingllenseslislthe::l Optician
  11. Aldoctorloflmedicinelspecializinglinlsurgerylislan::l Ophthalmologist
  12. OphthalmiclMedicallPersonnellcanldolalllBUT:l Offerlmedicalldiagnoses
  13. Alpersonlwholcollectslpatientldata,ladministersltestsloflthelpatient'slvisuallcapabilities,la ndlassistslinlofficelmanagementlwouldlbelbestldescribedlasla/an:l Paraoptometric
  14. Whenlalstafflmemberlreceiveslalcalllbutlislbusylwithlalpatient,lthelpersonlansweringlthelp honelshouldlpolitelylask:l forlalreturnlnumberlorliflsomeonelelselmightlbeloflassistance
  15. Priorltolschedulinglalpatientlappointment,lwhatlshouldlbeldonelfirst?:l- Makelcertainlthelpurposeloflthelvisitlislknown,ltolschedulelproperly
  16. Whatlislthelmostlstraightforwardltypeloflfilinglsystem?:l Alphabetical
  17. WhichlislnotlalpartloflimplementinglHIPAA?:l UnlimitedlPHIldisclosurelforlstaffldevelopi nglcrisis.
  18. WhichlislnotlrequiredlforldocumentationloflreleasedlPHI?:l Age,lname,lpassword
  19. CiliarylMuscle:l Thelmusclelinsidelofltheleyeballlthatlalterslthelshapeloflthelcrystallinellen s.lItlhasldirectlcontrolloverlthelfocusinglabilitylofltheleye.
  20. MediallRectus:l Thelmostlpowerfulloflthelextraocularlmuscles.lTurnsltheleyeltowardlthelno se.
  21. InferiorlRectus:l Itslprimarylactionlisltolturnltheleyeldownward.
  1. LaterallRectus:l Itslonlylactionlisltolmoveltheleyeslawaylfromlthelnose.
  2. SuperiorlRectus:l Itslprimarylactionlisltolmoveltheleyelupward.
  3. SuperiorlOblique:l Rotatesleyeldownlandlinward
  4. InferiorlOblique:l Rotatesleyeluplandloutward
  5. AnteriorlChamber:l Thelarealinsideltheleye,lbehindlthelcornea,landlinlfrontlofltheliris.

wlbloodlvessellgrowthloftenldevelopslinlthelretina.

  1. Esotropia:l Alformloflstrabismuslinlwhichlonelorlbothleyeslturnlinward.
  2. Flasheslorlfloaters:l Causedlbylmechanicallstimulationloflthelnerveslinlthelretina.
  3. Glaucoma:l Alconditionlinlwhichlthelopticlnervelisldamagedlfromlincreasedlocularlpress ure.
  4. Hordeolum:l Commonlylknownlaslalstye,loccurslwhenlporeslinltheleyelidlbecomelbloc kedlandlinflamed.lThislessentiallylislal"pimple"linltheleyelid.
  1. Keratoconus:l Thelcornealthinslandlbulgeslforward.
  2. Nystagmus:l Alvisionlconditionlinlwhichltheleyeslmakelrepetitive,luncontrolledlmovements,l oftenlresultinglinlreducedlvision.
  3. Pinguecula:l Althickeningloflthelconnectiveltissuelonlthelsidesloflthelcorneal(3landl 9 lo'clock).
  4. Ptygerium:l Altypeloflabnormallgrowthlofltissuelonlthelconjunctiva.lDifferentlfroml(otherld isorder)linlitslwedge-shapelandlabilityltolinvadelthelcornea.
  5. Retinalldetachment:l Thelretinalpullslawaylfromlthelrestlofltheleyeball.
  6. A-,lAn-:l (without)
  7. Ab-:l (away)
  8. Ad-:l (to,ltoward)
  9. Aniso-:l (different)
  10. Anti-:l (against)
  11. Bi-,lDi-:l (two)
  12. Ex-:l (awaylfrom,loutlof)
  13. Hyper-:l (excessive,labove,lover)
  14. Hypo-,lSub-:l (under,lbelow)
  15. Intra-:l (within)
  16. Para-:l (beside,lbeyond,laround)
  17. Peri-:l (surrounding)
  18. Retro-:l (backward)
  19. - ectomy:l (cuttinglout,lexcision)
  20. - ia:l (diseasedlorlabnormallstate)
  21. - itis:l (inflammation)
  22. - meter:l (measurer)
  23. - ologist:l (someonelwholstudieslorlpractices)
  24. - ology:l (studylof)
  25. - oma:l (tumor,lswelling)
  26. - opia:l (visionlcondition)
  27. - osis:l (abnormallcondition)
  28. - pathy:l (disease)
  29. - phobia:l (abnormallfearlof,lorlaversionlto,lspecificlthings)
  1. DIPL:l (double)
  2. IRID,lIRI:l (iris)
  3. OCUL,lOPHTHALM:l (eye)
  4. OPT:l (vision)
  5. ORTH:l (straight)
  6. PAPILL:l (opticallnervelhead)
  7. PATH:l (disease)
  8. PHOT:l (light)
  9. RETIN:l (retina)
  10. SCLER:l (sclera)
  11. TON:l (tension,lpressure)
  12. Anterior:l locatedlon,lorlnear,lthelfrontloflanlorgan
  13. Posterior:l locatedlon,lorlnear,lthelbackloflanlorgan
  14. Superior:l situatedlabove,lorldirectedlupward
  15. Inferior:l situatedlbelow,lorldirectedldownward
  16. Medial:l pertainingltolthelmiddlelorlmidline
  17. Lateral:l pertainingltolthelsidelorlalpositionlfartherlawaylfromlthelmidline.
  18. Cycloplegicldrugs:l Dilatelthelpupillbyltemporarilylparalyzinglthelmusclelthatlconstrictslth elpupil,landlpreventinglaccommodationlbylparalyzinglthelciliarylmuscle.
  19. AnestheticlDrugs:l Causelaltemporarylnumbingloflalnerve,lwhichlresultslinllossloflfeelingl inlthelsurroundinglarea.l(Aldruglwithlthelsuffixl-caine).
  20. Ophthalmiclstains,lorldyes:l areltopicallylusedltolstainltheleyelforlGoldmannlapplanationlto nometry,loutlineldefectivelarealoflthelcornea,landlaidlinlfittinglgas-per-lmeablellenses.
  21. Qd:l everylday
  22. Bid:l twicelalday
  23. Tid:l threeltimesldaily
  24. Qid:l fourltimeslalday
  25. Thel islalclear,lcellophane- likeltissuelthatllineslthelinsidelsurfacelofltheleyelids.:l Palpebrallconjunctiva
  26. Thel musclelhasldirectlcontrolloverlthelfocusinglabilitylofltheleye.:l Ciliary
  27. Thelchoroidlconsistslprimarilyloflbloodlvesselslthatlnourishlthe::l Retina
  1. Thel islthelareallocatedlinsideltheleye,lbehindltheliris,landlinlfrontloflthellens.:l PosteriorlChamb er
  2. Thelarealoflthelmaculalwherelvisuallacuitylislthelsharpestlandlislusedlforldaytimeland lcolorlvisionlislcalledlthe::l FovealCentralis
  3. Thelthickljelly- likelsubstancelthatlfillsltheleyeballlbehindlthellenslislcalledlthe::l VitreouslHumor

dltoldiagnoselglaucoma.

  1. PupillDilation:l Inlorderltolgetlalmorelcompletellooklatlthelbacklofltheleye, isloftenldonelaslpartloflalcompleteleyelexam.
  2. Nevus:l Almole;lsmalllandlflatlusuallylpigmentedlarea;lbenignltumorlmadeloflspecificlcellsl foundlinlskinlandleyeltissue.
  3. Fundus:l Interiorlposteriorlsurfacelofltheleyeball
  4. PosteriorlPole:l Refersltolthelretinalbetweenlthelopticlnervelandlmacularlarea
  5. Arcades:l Normallpatternloflretinallbloodlvesselslasltheylleavelthelopticlnervelheadlandlarc hlaroundlthelmacula.
  6. CottonlWoollSpots:l Fluffy- lookinglwhiteldepositslresemblinglsmallltuftsloflcottonlwithinlthelretinallnervelfiberllayerlthatlre presentlsmalllpatchesliflretinalthatlhavellostltheirlbloodlsupplylfromlvessellobstruction.
  7. Exudates:l Proteinlorlfattylfluidlthatlleakslfromlbloodlvesselslintolretinalltissue
  8. Pachymetry:l Anlinstrumentlthatlmeasureslthelthicknessloflthelcornea.lUsefullinlmonitorin glthelprogressionloflcertainldisorderslthatlcauselthelcornealtolbecomelthickenedlresultinglinlallo ssloflvision.lAlsolusedltoldeterminelwhetherlthelcornealislstronglenoughlforlrefractivelsurgerylpro cedures.
  9. OpticallCoherencelTomographyl(OCT):l allaser-based,lnon-contact,lnon- linvasivelimagingltechniquelthatlislcapableloflobtaininglhigh- resolutionlimagesloflthelretinalandlitslcomponents.
  10. Hyperopia:l Alsolknownlaslfarsightedness.
  11. ExtendedlWearlContactlLenses:l Approvedlforlwearingltwenty- fourlhours,lincludinglsleeping.
  12. Presbyopia:l Thellossloflthelabilityltolseelclearlylatlalnearldistance,lcausedlbylthelcrystallinell ensllosinglitslabilityltolchangelshape,lorlaccommodate.
  13. BaselCurvelRadiusl(BCR;lBC):l Thelprimarylcurvelonlthelposteriorlorlback- lsideloflthellens.lDesignedltolapproximatelthelshapeloflthelcornea.
  14. OveralllDiameterl(OAD):l Thelsizeloflthellenslwhenlmeasuredlfromledgeltoledgelatlthelwid estlpoint.
  15. OpticallZonelDiameterl(OZD;lOZ):l Thelcentallarealorlzonelthatlprovideslopticallcorrec tionlforlthelpatient'slvisionlislcalledl.
  16. PeripherallCurves:l Additionallcurveslonlthelbacklsurfaceloflthellenslthatlsurroundlthelop
  1. Thelabilitylofltheleyesltolfocuslobjectslfromldistanceltolnearlislcalled::l- Accommodation
  2. Whatltypelofllenseslcorrectslhyperopia?:l Plus
  3. Nearsightednesslisltolmyopia,laslfarsightednesslislto::l Hyperopia
  4. Thelretinoscopelwilllindicatelthelpatient'slrefractivelerrorlwhen::l Alllmo- ltionlinleveryldirectionlislstoppedlwhenlthellightlislmovedlacrosslthelpupil.
  5. Alternatinglesotropialislalconditionlinlwhich::l Thelpatientlfixateslwithlonlyloneleyelwhilelt helotherleyelturnslin.
  6. Visuallfieldltestingldetermines::l Thelarealoflspacelvisibleltoltheleye.
  7. Whichltestlislusedltolmeasurelthelvisuallfield?:l Perimetry
  8. Whichlinstrumentlallowslcloselexaminationloflthellidslandllashes?:l Bio-lmicroscope
  9. Inlorderlforlfirst- timelpatientsltoladaptltoltheirlcontactllenses,lalwearinglschedulelislgivenltolallow::l Algraduall builduploflwearingltime.
  10. Thelmostlcommonlreasonlpatientslstoplwearinglcontactllenseslis::l- Non-compliance
  11. Alcontactllenslprescriptionlandlalspectaclelprescriptionlmayldifferlbe- lcause::l Oflthelvertexldistancelbetweenlthelcontactllenslandlthelspectaclellens.
  12. Theledgelthicknessloflalcontactllens::l Islanlimportantlfactorlinlthelcomfortloflthellens.
  13. Whenlwritingluplalcontactllenslorderlforlalsoftllens,litlislnecessaryltolspecify::l Lenslbran dlorltype,lthelcaselcurve,loverallldiameter,landlthellenslpower.
  14. Theldiastoliclpressurelreflects::l Thelamountloflforcelwhenlthelheartlislatlrest.
  15. Whatlislanleyelinlwhichlthelimagelislnotlfocusedlatlonelpointelbutlratherlatltwolpointslcal led?:l Astigmatism
  16. Whatlislthelabilitylofltheleyesltolfocuslobjectslfromldistanceltolnearlcalled?:l Acco mmodation
  17. Whatlislwithlaccommodationlrelaxedlandlthelimagelinltheleyelfocusedldirectlylonlthe lretinalcalled?:l Emmetropia
  18. Whatlislwithlaccommodationlrelaxedlandlthelimagelinltheleyelfocusedltheoreticallyl behindltheleyelresultinglinlblurrylvisionlcalled?:l Hyperopia
  19. Whatlislwithlaccommodationlrelaxedlandlthelimagelinltheleyelfocusedlbeforelthelreti

nalresultinglinlblurryldistantlvisionlcalled?:l Myopia

  1. Whatlislthellossloflabilityltolseelclearlylatlnearlcalled?:l Presbyopia
  2. Whatlislalnonspecificltermlthatlmeanslthelpatientlhaslalrefractivelcondi- ltionlcalled?:l Ametropia.
  3. Inlorderltolgetlalmorelcompletellooklatlthelbackloflthe,l isloftenldonelaslpartloflalcompleteleyelexamination.:l Pupilldilation

Diameter

  1. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Madelfromlmaterialslthatlareloxygen-permeablelbutldolnotlabsorblwater.:l- Rigid
  2. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Shorterladaptationlperiodltolthellens.:l Soft
  1. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Oncelreferredltolasl"hard"llenses.:l Rigid
  2. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Generallylprovideslsharperlvision.:l Rigid
  3. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Madelfromlmaterialslthatlabsorblwater.:l Soft
  4. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Alwayslkeptlinlsolutionlwhenlbeinglstored.:l Soft
  5. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Thislmaterialllastsllonger.:l Rigid
  6. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Usedlonlaldisposablelreplacementlschedule.:l Soft
  7. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Patientslarelmorellikelyltol"feel"lthellenslonltheirleyes,lespeciallylduringladaptationlperiod.:l Ri gid
  8. SoftlorlRigidlLens? Whenlthellenslbecomesldry,litlmaylcracklorlbreak.:l Soft
  9. AddlPower:l Additionallpluslpowerlpeoplelneedltolviewlthingslatlarm'sllength.
  10. Lensometer:l Anlinstrumentlusedltolverifylthelspectaclellenslandlcontactllenslprescription.
  11. SinglelVision:l Designedltolcorrectlvisionlatloneldistance.
  12. Sphericalllenses:l Havelthelsamelpowerlinlalllareasloflthellenslandlarelusedltoltreatlmyopial orlhyperopia.
  • 2.00lorl+1.
  1. Planocylindricalllenses:l Havelnolpowerlinlonelarealoflthellenslandl 90 ldegreeslawaylfr omlthatlarealislthelgreatestlpowerlinlthellens.lThisllenslislusedltolcorrectlastigmatism. 0 - 1.00x
  2. Spherocylindricalllenses:l Combinelalsphericallandlplanolcylindricalllenslandlarelusedltoltr eatlthelcombinationloflmyopialorlhyperopialandlastigmatism. +2.00-1.00x
  3. Asphericllenses:l Workslwelllforlspherical,lbutlislinadequatelforlRxlwithlCyl.lAlsolhaslalwid erlfieldloflview,landlalthinnerllenslprofile.
  1. Trifocalllenses:l Thesellenseslhavelpowerslforlviewinglatlthreeldistances.lThisladdslanlinterm ediatelviewing.
  2. ProgressivelAdditionlLensesl(PAL):l Insteadloflhavingltwolorlthreelviewingldistances,lthes ellenseslgraduallylchangelpowerlstartinglatltheltoploflthellensltolthelbottom.
  3. Glass:l Hardestlsurface,lthereforelthelmostlscratch-resistant;leasiestltolbreaklorlshatter.
  4. CR-39:l Lesslscratch-resistant,lthoughtlmostllenseslareltreatedltolimprovelscratch- resistance,lbutlwilllstilllscratchlmorelthanlglass.lThickerlthanlglassllenses,lharderlthatlglassltolbr eak.
  5. Polycarbonate:l Theylarelmuchlharderltolbreaklorlshatter.lTheylarelalsafetyllenslforlchildre n,lathletes,landlmonocularlpatients.lThinnerlthanlCR-39.
  6. Trivex:l Mid-Indexllens.lThinnerlthanlglass,lCR- 39 landlPoly.lTheylarelfreelfromldistortionslandlaberrations.
  7. High- IndexlLenses:l Thelthinnestllenslmaterialslandlthuslprovidelalbetterlcosmeticlappearancelfo rlspectacleslinlhigherlprescriptions.
  8. Eyewire:l Thelpartloflthelframelthatlsurroundsleachllens.lThel holdslthellenslinlplacelinlthelframelfront.
  9. Bridge:l Thelpartloflthelframelthatlconnectsltheltwoleyewiresltogetherlandlsupportslthelf ramelonlthelpatient'slnose.
  10. Hinge:l Connectslthelframelfrontltoltheltemples.lThelhingelallowsltheltemplesltolfoldlinlbehi ndlthelframelfrontlsolthatlthelspectacleslwillloccupyllesslspacelandlfitlintolalcaselorlpocket.
  11. Nosepads:l Arellocatedlonltheleyewire,lnearlthelarealwherelthelbridgelislattached.lTheyldist ributelthelweightloflthelframelontolthelsidesloflthelnoseltolmakelthelframelmorelcomfortableltolwe ar.
  12. Temples:l Extendlfromlthelframelfront,lbacklalongsidelthelhead,landloverlthelearloflthelwear er.lTempleslarelmadeluploflthelbuttlportion,ldowellhole,lshield,lbend,landlearpiece.
  13. "A"lMeasurement:l Eyesize;lthelwidestlhorizontalldimensionloflthellenslopen-ling.
  14. "B"lMeasurement:l Thelmostlverticalldimensionloflthellenslopening.
  15. "ED"l(effectiveldiameter):l Measureslthellargestldiameterlthroughlthellens.lBylrepresenti nglthelwidestlpartloflthellens,lyoulcanldeterminelwhatlsizellenslblanklmustlbelusedlinlorderltolhav elthellenslfitlinlthelframe.
  1. DistancelBetweenlLensesl(DBL):l AlsolknownlaslthelBridgelsize,lrepresentsltheldistancelse paratingltheltwollenses.
  2. PupillarylDistance:l Theldistancelbetweenlthelcentersloflthelpupillofleachleye.