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Open ABO Certification Study Guide Outline
Occular Anatomy
- Basic Structures of the Eye
- Refractive Errors
- Extraocular Muscles
- Occular Anatomy Review Questions
Basic Optical Principles
- Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Index of Refraction
- Lens Power
- Prism
- Prism by Decentration
- Basic Optical Principles Review Questions
Lens Form
- Lens Form: Sphere, Cylinder, and Prism
- Aspheric Lenses
- Transposing Prescriptions
- Lens Form Review Questions
Lens Options
- Lens Materials
- Anti-Reflective Coating
- Photochromic Lenses
- Polarized Lenses
- Scratch, UV, and Mirror Coatings
- Multifocal Lenses
- Progressive Addition Lenses
- Occupational Lenses
- Slab Offs
- Cataract Lenses
- Lens Options Review Questions
Frames
- Boxing system
- Frame Styles and Materials
- Frame Selection
- Frame Fitting and Adjustments
- Frames Review Questions
Tools
- Lensometer
- Hand tools
- Tools Review Questions
Regulations and Standards
- ANSI Standards
- Liability and Duty to Warn
- Regulations and Standards Review Questions
I took the ABO test but didn’t pass it. I spent a lot of time with this study guide but there were a lot of lab questions and I didn’t recognize them. I also could not remember formulas. How can I remember them? Is there a way to remember which formula is for which question? I didn’t do as bad as others I new but I still didn’t pass and that was disappointing to me. Any suggestions are welcome.
Hi Angel,
I think the only way we can remember the formulas is to apply to the exercises (just like in math & physic). Unfortunately, this study guide doesn’t have that.
I took the abo test in nov. 2010 and I passed the test . I have only ben in this line of work for one year now but I spent a lot of time studing and looking thing up on line and that’s how I found this web sight and the test that you have I took a long with my fellow works that took the test .thank you for your help
Angel, Are you talking about the transposing formulas? Are there more formulas that I have not found yet?
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