AEG CPO Exam Study Session 1

Certified Paraoptometric Exam​

• ​Total Questions: 120

• Total SCORED Questions: 100

• Time Limit to Complete Exam: 1.5 hours

• All questions are multiple choice.

• Passing score is determined by the CPC.

• A passing score is 80% or 80 correct out of 100.

• Results: Exam scores will be released approximately four(4) weeks after the testing period

Located on page 63 in your study guide books.

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Page 26-27 in your CPO Handbook (online)​

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​Study Outline(s)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is designed to protect the privacy of patients?

• OSHA

• HIPAA

• DHS

• ANSI

Multiple Choice

When scheduling an appointment,

• offer two different appointment times.

• demonstrate good control of the schedule by only suggesting that patients come in at the time you give them

• tell a new patient to arrive early to complete paperwork

• A & C

Multiple Choice

"To keep the visual welfare of the patient uppermost at all times" is a statement from the American Optometric Association's _______________.

• code of promises

• code of arms

• code of ethics

• coat of dreams

Multiple Choice

Loss of vision, severe pain in the eye, and flashing lights are complaints that should be handled as:

• first available appointment

• an emergency visit

• afternoon appointments

• morning appointments

Multiple Choice

The simplest and most widely used method of filing is:

• alphabetical

• numerical

• color-coded

• cross-indexed

Multiple Choice

The best time to discuss payment policies with a patient is:

• at the time of the first exam.

• after the insurance has paid.

• when asking whether they will pay with cash, check or credit card.

• when they call with a question regarding their account.

Multiple Select

Three basic functions of the eyelids are… (select 3)

• Replenish and spread tear film evenly across the surface of the eye

• Regulate the amount of tear fluid in the eyes

• Protect the eye

• Provide tear film

Multiple Choice

The mucous membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids and the outside of the globe is known as:

• Mueller's membrane

• the conjunctiva

• the subcutaneous areolar layer

• the fornix

Multiple Choice

Inflammation of the conjunctiva is called...

• irits

• amblyopia

• keratoconus

• conjunctivitis

Multiple Choice

The function of the cornea is to

• protect the sclera

• produce aqueous humor

• focus, or refract, light

• produce, maintain, and remove tear film

Multiple Choice

Label the part of the eye

• iris

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

Multiple Choice

Label the part of the eye

• iris

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

Multiple Choice

Label the part of the eye

• iris

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

Multiple Choice

The ciliary body is located

• immediately behind the iris and just inside the sclera

• immediately behind the sclera and just inside the iris

• immediately behind the macula and just inside the retina

• immediately behind the retina just inside the optic nerve

Multiple Choice

The choroid lies between the ___________ and the ___________.

• aqueous and vitreous

• Meibomian glands and the tarsal glands

• sclera and retina

• palpebral fissure and tear film

Multiple Choice

The medical term for the "white of the eye" is

• conjunctiva

• sclera

• cornea

• choroid

Multiple Choice

Cloudiness of the crystalline lens is known as a ____________.

• Pterygium

• Macular Degeneration

• Cataract

• Dry Eye

Multiple Choice

List the six extraocular muscles:

• Problem, Onset, Duration, Frequency, Location, Associated Symptoms

• Maxilla, Frontal, Zygomatic, Ethmoid,Lacrimal, Palatine

• medial rectus, inferior rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, superior oblique, inferior oblique

• medial palpebral fissure, inferior oblique, gluteus Maximus, pectoral, latimus dorsi, trapezius

Multiple Choice

True or False?

The orbicularis oculi is is the muscle responsible for eyelid closure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What are plus lenses used to correct?

• myopia and hyperopia

• presbyopia and myopia

• hyperopia and presbyopia

• myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?

• elevate the eye

• turn the eye downward

• turn the top of the eye towards the nose

• turn the eye upward

Multiple Choice

True or False: Rods are the photoreceptors. that provide color vision?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision is the macula?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following instruments is used to measure the base curve of a rigid contact lens?

• Radiuscope

• Retinoscope

• Lensometer

• Phoropter