CE Test Questions
Ophthalmic Lens Design

Exam Questions
1. Focal power is equal to:

    A. Front Curve + Back Curve
    B. Front Curve – Back Curve
    C. Front Curve × Back Curve
    D. Front Curve ÷ Back Curve
2. Plus lenses generally require _________ front (base) curves than ________ lenses:

    A. steeper, plus
    B. steeper, minus
    C. Flatter, plus
    D. Flatter, minus
3. In lens design, the term corrected curve is synonymous with the term:

    A. Broken Lens
    B. Best Form Lens
    C. Bi-Concave Lens
    D. Plano-Convex Lens
4. Flattened lens forms without asphericity generally do NOT provide:

    A. Thinner Lenses
    B. Lighter Lenses
    C. Flatter Lenses
    D. Good Peripheral Vision
5. Aspheric lens designs offer the following advantage(s):

    A. Flatter Lens
    B. Thinner Lens
    C. Good Peripheral Vision
    D. All of the Above
6. Best form lenses provide the following advantage(s):

    A. Flatter Lens
    B. Thinner Lens
    C. Good Peripheral Vision
    D. All of the Above
7. The following lens aberration is a primary concern for ophthalmic lens design:

    A. Coma
    B. Oblique Astigmatism
    C. Spherical Aberration
    D. Surface Waves
8. Oblique astigmatism produces the following type of focusing error:

    A. Cylinder-like Error
    B. Spherical-like Error
    C. Color Error
    D. Magnification Error
9. Curvature of the field or power error produces the following type of focusing error

    A. Cylinder-like Error
    B. Spherical-like Error
    C. Color Error
    D. Magnification Error
10. The factory-finished curve that becomes the basis from which the remaining curves are determined is called:

    A. Side Curve
    B. Eye Curve
    C. Base Curve
    D. High Curve
11. Tscherning's ellipse is a graph of the two recommended “best form” base (or front) curves for each:

    A. Center Thickness
    B. Back Curve
    C. Lens Power
    D. Color
12. Aspheric lenses use surface astigmatism to neutralize or eliminate:

    A. Oblique Astigmatism
    B. Coma
    C. Surfacing Waves
    D. Chromatic Aberration
13. A +4.00 D lens, made with a +8.00 D front curve, will have the following back curve:

    A. +2.00 D
    B. -2.00 D
    C. -4.00 D
    D. -6.00 D
14. Plus lenses generally produce the following type of distortion:

    A. Orthoscopy (none)
    B. Minus Distortion
    C. Barrel Distortion
    D. Pin-Cushion Distortion
15. Of the choices listed, the “best form” base (or front) curve for a +3.00 D lens would most likely be:

    A. 8.00 D Base
    B. 6.00 D Base
    C. 4.00 D Base
    D. 2.00 D Base
16. The base (or front) curve of a lens will generally influence:

    A. Lens Aberrations
    B. Lens Thickness
    C. Magnification
    D. All of the Above
17. A lens ___________ acts like a departure (or error) from the desired _______________:

    A. Aberration, spectacle prescription
    B. Impact, spectacle prescription
    C. Aberration, impact resistance
    D. Impact, atoricity
18. Minus lenses generally produce the following type of distortion:

    A. Orthoscopy (none)
    B. Plus Distortion
    C. Barrel Distortion
    D. Pin-Cushion Distortion
19. The flatter branch of “best form” base curves in Tscherning's ellipse is often associated with this person:

    A. Wollaston
    B. Ostwalt
    C. Petzval
    D. Seidel
20. A surface with asphericity that varies from meridian to meridian around the lens surface is referred to as:

    A. Spherical
    B. Toric
    C. Aspheric
    D. Atoric
21. The following curve(s) can be produced from a conic section:

    A. Ellipse
    B. Parabola
    C. Hyperbola
    D. All of the Above
22. If asphericity is applied to the front surface of a plus lens, the surface will typically become:

    A. Steeper Away from the Center
    B. Atoric Away from the Center
    C. Flatter Away from the Center
    D. None of the Above
23. Asphericity is required for cataract lenses because Tscherning's ellipse has a maximum limit of:

    A. +15.00 D
    B. +7.50 D
    C. -15.00 D
    D. -23.00 D
24. The following lens aberration is due to the dispersive properties of the lens material:

    A. Chromatic Aberration
    B. Curvature of the Field
    C. Oblique Astigmatism
    D. Spherical Aberration
25. Aspheric lenses are typically ______________ than comparable lenses using spherical, “best form” base (or front) curves:

    A. Thicker and steeper
    B. Thinner and flatter
    C. Thicker and flatter
    D. Thicker and steeper
26. The small pupil aperture of the eye limits the effects of this lens aberration(s):

    A. Spherical Aberration Only
    B. Coma Only
    C. Coma and Spherical Aberration
    D. Oblique Astigmatism
27. Manufacturers group small ranges of prescriptions together upon common lens blanks to minimize

    A. Inventory requirements
    B. Costs
    C. All lens errors
    D. A & B only
28. The following is NOT NECESSARILY a potential benefit of aspheric lenses:

    A. Flatter Height than Best Form Lenses
    B. Thinner Center than Best Form Lenses
    C. Lighter Weight than Best Form Lenses
    D. Better Optics than Best Form Lenses
29. The prescription errors caused by lens aberrations will NOT increase with the following factor(s):

    A. Distance from Optical Center
    B. Departure from Best Form Design
    C. Strength of the Prescription
    D. Weight of the Lens
30. According to Vogel's formula, a -4.00 D prescription would require a front curve of:

    A. 8.00 D
    B. 6.00 D
    C. 4.00 D
    D. 2.00 D
31. The applications of asphericity generally do NOT include the following:

    A. Better Optics in Flattened Lenses
    B. Better Optics in Steepened Lenses
    C. Better Optics in High Plus Lenses
    D. Better Optics in Lenses with Cylinder
32. The widest fields of clear vision for a +4.00 -2.00 × 45 prescription can be obtained using:

    A. Aspheric Designs
    B. Atoric Designs
    C. Best Form Designs
    D. Corrected Curve Designs
33. Tilting a spectacle lens can introduce a form of:

    A. Oblique astigmatism
    B. Asphericity
    C. Prescription compensation
    D. Paraxial smoothing
34. The region in the vicinity of the optical center in which incident rays of light make small angles to the optical axis is known as:

    A. Tangential Plane
    B. Sagittal Plane
    C. Paraxial Region
    D. Axis of Symmetry
35. The term “corrected curve” is synonymous with

    A. Best Form
    B. Conic Curve
    C. Base Curve
    D. Atoric Surface
36. The following lens form is NOT a plus lens:

    A. Bi-Convex
    B. Bi-Concave
    C. Plano-Convex
    D. All of the Above
37. The two perpendicular planes associated with oblique refraction are referred to as:

    A. Tangential and Sagittal Planes
    B. Principal Meridians
    C. Sphere and Cylinder Meridians
    D. None of the Above
38. Unequal retinal image sizes caused by a difference in prescription between the right and left eyes is referred to as:

    A. Spherical Aberration
    B. Astigmatism
    C. Aniseikonia
    D. Curvature of the Field
39. The ________ surface is generally steeper than the far-point sphere:

    A. Wollaston
    B. Ostwalt
    C. Petzval
    D. Seidel
40. For every 2° of pantoscopic tilt, the optical center should ideally be located below the pupil center to avoid astigmatism due to lens tilt by:

    A. -1.0 mm
    B. 0.5 mm
    C. 1.0 mm
    D. 2.0 mm

Evaluation Questions

41. In questions 21-24 please rate the effectiveness of how well each course met the stated learning objectives: Met the stated learning objectives?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
42. Avoided commercial bias/influence?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
43. How would you rate the overall quality of the material presented?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
44. How were you directed to this course?

    A. 2020mag.com
    B. OAA Website
    C. NYSSO Website
    D. Ohio Opticians Website
    E. Other
45. Please describe the office in which you work.

    A. Independent Optician
    B. Independent Optometry
    C. Chain retail
    D. HMO/Military/Other
46. Comments on this program: