American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Practice Test

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Prepare for the ABO (American Board of Opticianry) Test with interactive flashcards and hundreds of multiple choice questions. Updated for 2024 to help you excel on exam day

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

If you are looking at a right lens in the lensometer and the prescription calls for 1 BU and 2 BI, where would you find the optical center?

Upper left
Upper right
Lower left
Lower right

The correct answer is: Upper right

The optical center of a lens is located at the midpoint where the lens has an equal amount of curvature on both sides. When looking at a right lens in a lensometer, you would place the lens in the holder with the concave side (the side that curves inward) facing up. The prescription calls for 1 BU, which means that the bottom of the lens should be turned away from the examiner. Similarly, the prescription also calls for 2 BI, which means that the right side of the lens should be turned towards the examiner. Therefore, the optical center is located at the upper right corner of the lens, making option B the correct answer. The other options are incorrect because they either refer to the incorrect side of the lens (option A and C) or the incorrect direction of the lens (option D).