1.

all are true regarding The interpupillary distance except:

a. can be measured using the corneal reflex.

b. can be measured by noting the distance between the \ nasal limbus of one eye and
the temporal limbus of the other.

c. used in making spectacle is 1 mm less than the anatomical interpupillary distance.

d. for a patient with accommodative esotropia is the distance between the two
corneal reflexes without spectacle correction.

2. The vergence power of a lens is dependent on all the following except:

a. its dispersive power.

b. vergence power of each surface.

c. thickness of the lens.

d. the medium on either side of the lens ad false.

3. The following are true about the focal lengths of spherical lenses except:

a. the first focal length always has the same length as the second focal length.

b. the first focal length of a concave lens is to the right of the lens.

c. the second focal length of a convex lens has a positive sign.

d. the second focal length of a concave lens has a negative sign

4. One of the following is not an advantage of the glass lenses:

a. Resist scratching c. Heavy
b. have less thickness d. not easily affected by environmental factors

5. All the following materials added to the crown lenses for protection except:
a. Thorium oxide b. Silver halides c. Ferrous oxide d. The lead

6. According to 58 12 the:
a. Eye size is 12 c. The DBL is 58
b. The eye size is 58 d. The eye size is 58X12
7. We can know that the lens is cylinder when we see:
a. With motion b. Against motion c. Scissor motion d. No motion

8. Using the lensmeter, you found the following readings (-7.50 X 17, -6.50 X 107), the
prescription is:
a. -7.50 -6.50 X 107 c. -6.50 -7.50 X 17
b. -6.50 -1.00 X17 d. -6.50 -1.00 X 107

9. All of the following are advantages of cellulose acetate over cellulose nitrate except:
a. Produced faster c. More colorfast
b. Less combustible d. More flammable

10. Transposition of (-8.25 +3.00 X 45) is:

a. -5.25 -3.00 X 135 c. +5.25 -3.00 X135
b. -5.25 -3.00 X 45 d. +5.25 -3.00 X45

11. The usage of Fresnel prism is:

a. Speeding nystagmus c. Low amounts of prism
b. Cosmetics of seeing eye d. Sectorial application

12. The back vertex distance is:

a. distance between front surface of corrective lens and back surface of the cornea.
b. distance between front surface of corrective lens and front surface of the cornea.
c. distance between back surface of corrective lens and front surface of the cornea.
d. distance between back surface of corrective lens and back surface of the cornea.

13. Base in prism with 5 prism diopters is placed in front of the Rt eye, and base out
prism with 3 prism diopters is placed before the Lt eye, calculate the prismatic
effect on both eyes:
a. 2 prism dioptres b. 3 prism dioptres c. 5 prism dioptres d. 8 prism diopters

14. For -4.00 D lens, if it decentered 3 mm nasally, what is the prismatic effect:
a. 0.012 b. 0.12 c. 1.2 d. 12

15. According to progressive lenses one of these statements is not correct:

a. The hard design needs longer adaptation.
b. The soft design has a wider intermediate.
c. The hard design has a longer intermediate.
d. The soft design has a narrower area at distance and near.
16. All of the followings are titanium advantages except:
a. Lightweight c. Abrasion resistant
b. Memory retention d. Inexpensive

17. all of the following are correct according to one-piece bifocals except:
a. made from one lens material.
b. has no chromatic aberration.
c. can be identified by feeling the segment border.
d. It is available only in glass.

18. We put the near segment in bifocal lenses in which:

a. The lower eyelid margin parallel to the lower seg margin.
b. The lower eyelid margin parallel to the upper seg margin.
c. The upper margin of the segment above the pupil.
d. None of the above.

19. Photochromic lens changes its color when absorbing u.v light with a wavelength is:
a. 530-500 nm b. 300-400 nm c. 200- 275 nm d. 750- 850 nm.

20. If we want to tint a solid glass lenses with a yellow color we should use:
a. Silver b. Gold c. Nickel d. Cobalt.

21. The tint which is often used for unfavorable indoor lighting is:
a. Yellow b. Pink c. Grey d. Brown

22. All these are advantages of lenticular lens except:

a. Weight reduction c. Cosmetically better.
b. Good optics d. Reduce thickness.

23. The magnification for a simple microscope its power is 20 D is:

a. 5 X b. 4 X c. 10 X d.8 X.

24. Using hand magnifiers, the patient should wear:

a. Distance correction c. Near correction.
b. Progressive lenses d. Bifocal glasses.

25. The total magnification if you are using a telescope of 4X and a reading cap of +8.00
D is:
a. 8X b. 12X c. 6X. d. 32X.
26. All these are advantages of spectacle microscope except:
a. Hands free.
b. Cosmetic appearance.
c. The field of view is maximal as the lens is close to the eye.
d. Less convergence demand.

27. All these are disadvantages of hand magnifiers except:

a. The hands are not free c. Distortion.
b. Expensive d. Restricted field of view.

28. When the carrier is plus in power, this lens is called:

a. Myodisc c. Minus lenticular.
b. Lenticular minus design d. Younger blended myodisc.

29. All of these statements are disadvantages of high power lenses except:
a. Prismatic effect c. More thickness.
b. Heavy weight d. The image size is normal.

30. The lenses which darken when exposed to U.V radiation are:
a. Photochromic lenses c. Polarization lenses
b. Bifocal lenses d. Lenticular lenses

31. The color which has evenness of transmission through all visible spectrums is:
a. Green b. Gray c. Brown d. Yellow

32. The inward displacement of the segment optical centre from the distance optical
centre is:
a. Segment diameter b. Segment size c. Segment drop d. Segment inset

33. the correct arrangement of bifocals types according to the image jump is:
a. E-line < flat top < round segment
b. E-line > flat top > round segment
c. Flat top < E-line < round segment
d. Flat top > E-line > round segment

34. The shape of bifocals that has the same shape of round segment with the top cut-off
is:
a. D segment bifocal c. E-line bifocal.
b. Ultex bifocal d. Excutive bifocal.
35. all of the following are correct according to one-piece bifocals except:
a. made from one lens material.
b. has no chromatic aberration.
c. can be identified by feeling the segment border.
d. It is available only in glass.

36. All these are advantages of aluminum except:

a. Durable b. Light weight c. Can be painted d. Least conduction to heat.

37. The advantage of stainless steel is:

a. Durable b. Flexible c. Strong d. All of the above

38. The type of trifocal lenses that best prescribed to those whose work is at desk is:
a. Franklin trifocal c. Flat top bifocal.
b. Round segment bifocal d. The ED trifocal.

39. According to progressive lenses one of these statements is not correct:

a. The hard design needs longer adaptation.
b. The soft design has a wider intermediate.
c. The hard design has a longer intermediate.
d. The soft design has a narrower area at distance and near.

40. The refractive index of CR39 is:

a. 1.523 b. 1.71 c. 1.498 d. 1.65

41. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

a. "High index" lenses are often heavier than "normal index" ones which are
identical in prescription, centration and shape.

b. Chromatic aberration, in prism dioptres, increases linearly with decreasing Abbé.

c. The refractive index of the segment of a fused bifocal is higher than that of the main
lens.

d. Relative to CR39, a negative lens of similar form, made from a 1.6 refractive index
material is about 18% thinner, excluding the effect of the minimum thickness.
42. The image of an object formed by reflection at a plane surface has the following
properties except:

a. the image is upright

b. the image is laterally inverted

c. the image is real

d. it is located along a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface.

43. For an object situated anywhere in front of a convex mirror, the image has one of
the folIowing characteristics:

a. it is erect c. the image is found within the centre of curvature

b. it is real d. it is magnified

44. True statements about anti-reflective coatings include:

a. the principle of destructive interference applies to anti-reflective coatings.

b. they can only be used on plastic lenses.

c. they cause the lenses to grow dark in bright light.

d. they absorb ultraviolet light.

45. Photochromic lenses all true except:

a. usually have a more rapid darkening process than lightening process.

b. give different tints according to the wavelengths.

c. tend to become darkened with repeated use.

d. tend to darken more rapidly if the environmental temperature is low.

46. The following are true about the cylindrical lens except:

a. it has two meridian of curvature.

b. it has no power along its axis.

c. it can be used to measure phoria.

d. it causes meridian magnification or minification at 90° to its axis.

47. A +7.00 D lens has a real object located 20 cm from the lens. The conjugate image
is:

a. real and located 50 cm from the lens.

b. virtual and located 50 cm from the lens.

c. real and located 8.30 cm from the lens.

d. virtual and located 8.30 cm from the lens.

48. A Lensometer can be used for determining all of the following parameters except:

a. Neutralizing power. C. Prism power and base.

b. Base curve d. Cylinder axis.

49. A +12.00DS reading addition has a working distance of:

a. 6cms b. 8cms c. 10cms d. 12cms.

50. regarding chromatic aberrations all are true except:

a. it results from the fact that longer wavelength is deviated more than shorter
wavelength.

b. it does not occur with light of same wavelength.

c. it results from the dispersive power of a material.

d. it can be reduced by combining crown and flint glass.

Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer

1 C 2 A 3 A

4 C 5 B 6 B

7 C 8 B 9 D

10 A 11 D 12 C

13 A 14 C 15 C

16 D 17 D 18 B

19 B 20 A 21 B

22 C 23 A 24 A

25 A 26 D 27 B

28 C 29 D 30 A

31 B 32 D 33 A

34 A 35 D 36 D

37 D 38 D 39 C

40 C 41 A 42 C

43 A 44 A 45 B

46 C 47 A 48 B

49 B 50 D