CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM,

PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST

2026 400 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in

the eye focused theoretically behind the eye resulting in blurry

vision called? - ANSWER- Hyperopia

When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed,

commonly called a stye, is a/an ______. - ANSWERHordeolum

An instrument that can obtain an estimate of the patient's

prescription without the patient's response is called a/an

_______. - ANSWER- Retinoscope

A small lump on the eyelid is called a ______. - ANSWERChalazion

Papill (root word) - ANSWER- Optic nerve head

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What is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye

focused before the retina resulting in blurry distant vision

called? - ANSWER- Myopia

Chrom (root word) - ANSWER- Color

Opthalmic medical personnel cannot do what? - ANSWEROffer medical diagnosis

The term that represents how well the two eyes work together is

known as ______. - ANSWER- Binocular vision

Ab- - ANSWER- Away

An instrument that gives the examiner a magnified view of the

structures of the eye - particularly the front structures of the eye

- is called a/an ______. - ANSWER- Biomicroscope

What is the condition called that is caused by advancing age

which causes the central area of vision to break down? -

ANSWER- Macular degeneration

The ability of the eyes to focus on objects from distance to near

is called ______. - ANSWER- Accommodation

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Ex- - ANSWER- Away from, out of

The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is

used for daytime and color vision is called the _____. -

ANSWER- Fovea centralis

What is the measurement from edge to edge of the lens at the

widest point called? - ANSWER- Overall diameter

Ad- - ANSWER- to, toward

A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the

patients visual capabilities, and assists in office management

would be best described as a/an ______. - ANSWERParaoptemetric

What is the loss of ability to see clearly at near called? -

ANSWER- Presbyopia

Which instrument allows close examination of the lids and

lashes? - ANSWER- Biomicroscope

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The area in space that is visible to the eye is called _______. -

ANSWER- Visual field

Blephar (root word) - ANSWER- Eyelid

The letters that are often the most used to measure visual acuity

are called _____ letters. - ANSWER- Snellen

The cornea changes to an irregular cone shape. - ANSWERKeratoconus

Alternating esotropia is a condition in which _____. -

ANSWER- The patient fixates with only one eye while the other

eye turns in.

The thick jelly-like substance that fills the eyeball behind the

lens is called the ______. - ANSWER- Vitreous humor

What is a nonspecific term that means the patient has a

refractive condition called? - ANSWER- Ametropia

The condition that causes fragile blood vessels on the retina to

leak or break. - ANSWER- Diabetic retinopathy