Which one of these duties is not part of an optician's job? - ANS Diagnose and treat minor eye
infections
Which is not a core skill needed to be an optician? - ANS Binocular vision
Which of these items is not related to the NOCE certification exam? - ANS Focuses on how to
fit and assess contact lens issues
How is the ABO-NCLE certification related to state optician licensing? - ANS Some states still
require both to work as an optician.
What is a type of certification you can obtain as an optician specializing in spectacle lenses? -
ANS NOCE
Topics covered in the NOCE exam include: - ANS Lens materials
Which is not a step to take when preparing for the exams? - ANS Forget to take the practice
exams.
Which statement is not true about signing up for the exams? - ANS The Basic NOCE-CLRE is
given every month of the year.
Which of these is not an exam topic for the CLRE? - ANS Frame adjustment tools
Which of the following should a visual learner do to help with studying? - ANS Diagram his or
her notes
Ophthalmologist - ANS A medical doctor is able to prescribe medications, examine and treat
eye problems and to perform eye surgery
Optometrist - ANS A doctor able to prescribe medications, examine and treat eye problems,
perform minor surgical procedures, fit and prescribe glasses and contact lenses, and prescribe
visual therapy and low-vision aids
Optician - ANS Fits and fills optical prescriptions, working closely with the optometrists and
ophthalmologists
Paraoptometric - ANS Someone who's certified to perform front or back office optical assisting
skills
, National Optician Certification Examination (NOCE) - ANS Covers optics, lens designs and
materials, frames styling and frame materials, frame adjusting, prism, and different ocular
problems
Contact Lens Registry Exam (CLRE) - ANS Covers how to measure the cornea, select the
proper contact lens, assess the contact lens fit, and detect contact lens problems
visible spectrum - ANS 380 to 760 nm
Prism diopter - ANS A unit that describes the power of a prism to produce a 1-centimeter
deviation in a ray of light at a distance of 1 meter from the lens
Refraction - ANS how light bends when passing through a medium
Law of Refraction (Snell's Law) - ANS light bends towards the normal when it enters a medium
more dense than the one it came from
index of refraction - ANS describes density of a material
Snell's Law - ANS the angle of refraction depends on the angle of incidence of the light and the
indices of refraction between the two mediums
chromatic abberation - ANS caused by the refraction of different wavelengths and results in
colored fringes around images
abbe value - ANS the amount of chromatic abberation produced by a lens material
abbe value for plastic - ANS 1.74= 32 abbe
1.7= 36 abbe
1.67= 32
1.6= 42 abbe
abbe value for polycarbonate - ANS 30
abbe value for trivex - ANS 45
abbe value for glass - ANS 58
abbe value for standard plastic - ANS 58
Which statement is true regarding the properties of light? - ANS Light behaves in two different
ways: like a particle and like a wave.
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