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ABO Practice Exams: Comprehensive Guide for Optometry Professionals, Exams of Nursing

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1. If the wearer complains of the bifocal line being somewhat in his way when
driving, the problem may be alleviated by decreasing the distance between pads.
True or False - Correct answer False
2. If the wearer complains that the glasses feel snug but still slip down the nose,
one likely cause is that:
A. The frame is too small
B. The bridge fit is tight
C. Pressure is being applied by the temple shafts anterior to the ear.
D. Pressure is being applied on the very tips of the temples. - Correct answer
Pressure is being applied by the temple shafts anterior to the ear
3. If both nosepads press the nose or indent too much, what is probably not a
possible cause?
A. Pads too small for frame weight
B. Temple spread is not even
C. Pads too close together
D. Temple tension too great - Correct answer Temple spread is not even
4. To eliminate a gap between the lens and a metal eyewire, the best alternative is
to:
A. Place a strip of lens liner at a point exactly opposite the gap
B. Place a strip of lens liner in the gap area
C. Heat the lens in the frame and allow it to cool at room temperature
D. None of the above methods are satisfactory
E. All of the above methods are satisfactory - Correct answer Place a strip of
lens liner at a point exactly opposite the gap
5. The larger the frame difference --------- the lens shape
A. Rounder
B. More squared off
C. Narrower
D. Wider - Correct answer Narrower
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  1. If the wearer complains of the bifocal line being somewhat in his way when driving, the problem may be alleviated by decreasing the distance between pads. True or False - Correct answer False
  2. If the wearer complains that the glasses feel snug but still slip down the nose, one likely cause is that: A. The frame is too small B. The bridge fit is tight C. Pressure is being applied by the temple shafts anterior to the ear. D. Pressure is being applied on the very tips of the temples. - Correct answer Pressure is being applied by the temple shafts anterior to the ear
  3. If both nosepads press the nose or indent too much, what is probably not a possible cause? A. Pads too small for frame weight B. Temple spread is not even C. Pads too close together D. Temple tension too great - Correct answer Temple spread is not even
  4. To eliminate a gap between the lens and a metal eyewire, the best alternative is to: A. Place a strip of lens liner at a point exactly opposite the gap B. Place a strip of lens liner in the gap area C. Heat the lens in the frame and allow it to cool at room temperature D. None of the above methods are satisfactory E. All of the above methods are satisfactory - Correct answer Place a strip of lens liner at a point exactly opposite the gap
  5. The larger the frame difference --------- the lens shape A. Rounder B. More squared off C. Narrower D. Wider - Correct answer Narrower
  1. (Frame Difference=A-B)
  2. Which is the most favorable alternative to a 50/20 frame for measuring bifocal height when that particular size is not available? A. 52/ B. 50/ C. 48/ D. 50/22 - Correct answer 48/
  3. (would want bridge to stay the same)
  4. When the frame front is tested for four point tough, but only touches on the two temporal sides, the frame -------- A. is skewed B. has face form C. is out of coplanar alignment D. has X ing E. none of the above - Correct answer Has face form
  5. Which of the following errors will not be detected by a four point touch test? A. X-ing B. Excess face form C. Skewing D. All of the above can be detected using a four point touch - Correct answer Skewing
  6. It is unnecessary to use heat in adjusting a zyl frame when: A. Bending the endpieces B. Changing the bridge area C. Bending the temple earpiece D. Changing the pantoscopic angle - Correct answer Changing the pantoscopic angle
  7. If you didn't adjust the eye piece on the lensometer and the power drum reads +0.25 when the target lines are clear and focused. What do you expect the true readings for this pair of glasses be? O.D. -1.75 OS +1. A. -1.50, +2. B. -1.75, +1. C. -1.75, +2. D. -1.50, +1.75 - Correct answer -1.50, +2.
  1. For every 2 degrees of pantoscopic tilt the optical center should be: A. Raised 0.5mm B. Raised 1mm C. Lowered 1mm D. Lowered 0.5mm - Correct answer Lowered 1mm
  2. Usual reading level is considered to be ------- mm below A. 6mm B. 8mm C. 11mm D. 1mm - Correct answer 8mm
  3. The standard distance between the segments in double segment multifocals in most cases is A. 10 to 12 mm B. 13 to 14 mm C. 14 to 15 mm D. 15 to 16 mm - Correct answer 13 to 14mm
  4. Photochronic lenses will be darkest on which day? A. Warm bright B. Cold bright C. Cloudy warm D. Cloudy cold - Correct answer Cold bright
  5. A Number 3 tint absorbs A. 80% of the light entering the lens B. 50% of the light entering the lens C. 60% of the light entering the lens D. 33.3% of the light entering the lens - Correct answer 80% of the light entering the lens
  6. A customer complains that his old glasses have better visual acuity than the new glasses (same RX). What should the optician do? A. Return the customer to the refractionist B. Remake the lenses C. Check the base curve D. Put the old lenses in a new frame - Correct answer Check the base curve
  7. Within the first few minutes of contact with a new customer you must:

A. Find out if the customer has a new prescription B. Generate in the customer confidence in your ability C. Commence your "selling conversation" D. Inquire as to the budget available - Correct answer Generate in the customer confidence in your ability

  1. Rx: O.D. +2.00 +2.00 x 90 O.S. +3.00 +3.00 x 180:
  2. The tolerance of the cylinder axis of the right lens is: A. 4 degrees B. 5 degrees C. 3 degrees D. 2 degrees - Correct answer 2 degrees
  3. The instrument that can help you determine a heat tempered glass lens is: A. a radiuscope B. a vertometer C. a polariscope D. a lens clock - Correct answer a polariscope
  4. For a high minus Rx, which of the following will improve the appearance of the glasses?
  5. high index plastic
  6. steep base curve
  7. a frame with a small ED
  8. less decentration A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 3 C. 1,3, and 4 D. 1,2,3, and 4 - Correct answer 1,3, and 4
  9. Rx: OD -4.50 4BD
  10. OD -5.00 2BO
  11. Which of the following is a usual way of ordering the lenses? A. OU -4.50 4BD and 2BO B. OD -4.50 2BD 1BO OS -5.00 2BU 1BO C. OD -4.50 4BD OS -5.00 2BO D. OD -4.50 2BD 1BO OS -5.00 2BD 1BO - Correct answer OD -4.50 2BD 1BO OS -5.00 2BU 1BO
  12. Which of the following is recommended for children's bridge?
  1. The power of a bifocal add is the difference between: A. The front vertex measurement of distance and near B. The back vertex measurement of distance and near C. The front vertex distance and back vertex near D. The vertex measurement of distance and near on the segment surface. - Correct answer The front vertex measurement of distance and near
  2. A polariscope is used to check inserted lenses for: A. Sphere power B. Cylinder power C. Axis D. Strain - Correct answer Strain
  3. A lens which reads +3.00 -2.00 x 90 is decentered 6mm too much. How much prismatic effect will wearer experience? A. 1.8^ B. 0.6^ C. 3.0^ D. 1.2^ - Correct answer 0.6^
  4. Besides accommodation, the crystalline lens: A. focuses on distance objects B. corrects weak astigmatism C. filters the aqueous D. filters ultraviolet radiation - Correct answer Filters ultraviolet radiation
  5. When aphakic lenses are tilted too much pantoscopically, what can be expected to occur? A. Bifocal seg will be too high B. No change will occur C. An error of refractive power is induced D. vertical imbalance will occur - Correct answer An error of refractive power is induced
  6. If the right temple is angled out, this adjustment will: A. Bring the right side of the front toward the right eye B. Push the right side of the front away from the right eye C. Raise the right side of the front D. Lower the right side of the front - Correct answer Bring the right side of the front toward the right eye
  1. Select the correct decentration and MBS for a SV distance glasses for this patient. A=52 B=50 DBL=16 ED=53 PPD=70/67 OCHT= A. 1mm IN, 3mm UP, MBS 55 B. 1mm OUT, 3mm UP, MBS 55 C. 1mm OUT, 3mm DN, MBS 59 D. 1mm OUT, 3mm DN, MBS 55 - Correct answer 1mm OUT, 3mm DN, MBS 59
  2. (forgot to use largest decentration)
  3. The smaller the radius the: A. Shorter the focal length B. Longer the focal length C. Less the power - Correct answer Shorter the focal length
  4. (Because creates more power and therefor shorter focal length)
  5. Which of the following statements regarding CR-39 lenses is not correct? A. They are light B. They are thinner than glass lenses C. They scratch easily D. They are tintable - Correct answer They are thinner than glass lenses
  6. Which of the following lens material has the highest Abbe number? A. CR- B. Polycarbonate C. Flint glass - Correct answer CR-
  7. Higher the refractive index: A. The better the absorption of uv radiation B. The worse the absorption of UV radiation C. None of the above - Correct answer The better the absorption of UV radiation
  8. What base curve is suitable for this Rx: -4.00 -1.00 x 90? A. +2.00D B. +5.00D C. Plano D. +8.00D - Correct answer +8.00D
  1. (CRT trifocal = special franklin with extra deep intermediate area for wider deeper mid-range reading area.)
  2. Which of the following multifocal lens styles is not an occupational lens? A. CRT 14 X 35 B. ED 8 X 25 C. ED 13 X 25 - Correct answer ED 8 X 25
  3. Which PD do we use to calculate horizontal decentration for a bifocal? A. Near PD B. Distance PD C. PPD - Correct answer Near PD
  4. The lens clock may also be used to check: A. lens thickness B. Slab off C. PD decentration - Correct answer Slab off
  5. A patient's PD is 68/64. How much is the segment inset? A. 4mm B. 2mm C. There is not enough information to answer this question. - Correct answer 2mm
  6. (Maybe 1/2 distance between DPD and NPD)
  7. The segment depth in a FT 28 is 18mm. Where is the optic center of the segment. A. 5mm below the seg line B. 4mm below the seg line C. 2mm below the seg line - Correct answer 4mm below the seg line
  8. The best way to heat nylon frames is by using: A. Hot air B. Hot water C. Sand - Correct answer Hot water
  9. The type of patient often bothered by specular images is: A. The presbyopic patient

B. The hyperopic patient C. The myopic patient D. One over 65 - Correct answer The myopic patient

  1. The optician has just neutralized an unknown power lens with test lenses. The test lens used to neutralize the power in the vertical is +1.00D and the test lens used to neutralize the power in the horizontal is a +1.50D. What is the Rx of this lens? (Note: these test lenses were used alone for each meridian, not superimposed. Using test lenses is another way to neutralize the lens power and can be used instead of the lensometer.) A. -1.50 +0.50 x 90 B. +1.50 -0.50 x 180 C. -1.00 -0.50 x 90 D. +1.00 +0.50 x 90 - Correct answer -1.00 -0.50 x 90
  2. An Rx OD requires 1.5mm decentration out and 2mm seg inset. Total inset of the segment would be: A. 3.5mm In B. 1.5mm Out C. 2mm In D. 0.5mm In - Correct answer 0.5mm In
  3. In which of the following multifocal styles is it more difficult to fabricate both distance and near PD's accurately? A. FT 35 B. CT 28 C. RD 22 D. Executive - Correct answer Executive
  4. What type of prismatic effect is easiest to tolerate at the near point? A. BI B. BO C. BU D. BD - Correct answer BI
  5. What would you recommend to an aphakic patient? A. AR coating B. Polarized lenses C. UV protection D. Mirror surface sun glasses - Correct answer UV protection

A. -10.00D

B. +4.00D

C. -2.00D

D. -4.00D - Correct answer -4.00D

  1. D=1/0.254m=3.94---4.00D
  2. How many recti muscles do we have? A. 4 B. 6 C. 2 D. None - Correct answer 4
  3. A 5 years old walks to your optical dispensary. You notice that when he wants to look to the frames his right eye turns in. What is the problem? A. He has exophoria B. He has esophoria C. He has exotropia D. He has esotropia - Correct answer He has esophoria
  4. A patient brings the following Rx to you. What would you do?
  5. Rx: OD -2.00 -1.00 x 180 OS -1.00 +1.00 x 180 A. After transposing the OS, you order the lenses B. After transposing the OD, you order the lenses C. You order the lenses the way they are. D. You will call the refractionist - Correct answer You will call the refractionist
  6. Which of the following frame material should be soaked overnight periodically? A. Optyl B. Polyamide C. Nylon - Correct answer Nylon
  7. A frame material which is excellent for people with an active lifestyle because of its flexibility and impact resistance; A. Cellulose acetate B. Titanium C. Nylon - Correct answer Nylon
  8. This frame material shrinks as heat is applied; A. Polyamide

B. Optyl C. Cellulose acetate - Correct answer Polyamide

  1. When a progressive wearer complains of narrow reading area, what would you do? A. Increase vertex distance B. Decrease vertex distance C. Reorder the lenses D. Recommend a wide segment bifocal - Correct answer Decrease vertex distance
  2. For every one diopter increase in the base curve, vertex distance A. Increases approximately 0.6mm B. decreases approximately 0.6mm C. increases approximately 1mm D. decreases approximately 1mm - Correct answer increases approximately 0.6mm
  3. To lengthen a face, A. choose a high temple B. choose a low temple C. choose a low bridge D. choose an adjusting nose pads - Correct answer choose a high temple
  4. An error in standard alignment where, when viewed from the front, one lens appears to be somewhat higher than the other, is called A. X-ing B. lenses out of coplanar alignment C. lenses out of vertical alignment D. lenses out of horizontal alignment - Correct answer lenses out of horizontal alignment
  5. To check temple parallelism, use A. four point touch test B. flat surface tough test - Correct answer flat surface touch test
  6. In order to move a frame closer to a patient's face: A. decrease the face form B. narrow the adjustable pads C. increase the effective length of the guard arm
  1. The fitting triangle is the connection of 3 points which pressure may be exerted. The points are A. The crest of the nose and the sides of the head just past the roots of the ears B. The crest of the nose and the sides of the head just above the roots of the ears C. The crest of the nose and the sides of the head just infront of the roots of the ears - Correct answer The crest of the nose and the sides of the head just above the roots of the ears
  2. What is polariscope or colmascope for?
  3. to check the heat treated glass lenses
  4. to check the lens strain
  5. to check the lens warpage A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct answer 1 and 2
  6. (lens warpage is checked by a lens clock because it will read cylinder on the base curve)
  7. A patient's distance Rx is: OU -3.50 -1.50 x 180 and the reading Rx is: OU -1.25 -1.50 x 180. He has problem seeing small prints and asks for a stronger reading glasses. Also he wants the new pair to be a bifocal. What ADD would you order for him? A. -2.25D B. -2.75D C. +2.75D D. +2.25D - Correct answer +2.75D
  8. You are verifying the following FT 28 bifocal spectacles with the Rx of: OU +6.00 -1.00 x 45 ADD 2.50 The distance Rx is OK but the ADD is 2.75. What would you do? A. Call the doctor and ask his approval to give the spectacles to the patient B. Send the glasses back to the lab for re-do because of ANSI C. Give to the patient because it is only off 0.25 and patient can get used to it. D. Check the Rx again from the inside (FVP) - Correct answer Check the Rx again from the inside (FVP)
  1. What would you recommend to a presbyopic pilot? A. FT 35 B. Executive C. Double D D. 2 single vision glasses - Correct answer Double D
  2. When does Medicare pay for cataract surgery? A. When the VA is 20/50 or less B. When the VA is 20/20 or less C. When the VA is 20/100 or less - Correct answer When the VA is 20/50 or less
  3. An ophthalmic correction for an ametropia is to focus parallel incident light rays at the: A. Near point of the eye B. Far point of the eye C. Focal point of the eye - Correct answer Far point of the eye