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    Help me prepare!

    Ok......I know everyone is sick of hearing this question but here goes nothing....yall be nice to me......

    I want to take the ABO advanced test now and i need to know what is the BEST material to study. What should i purchase from NAO?

    Can anyone tell me what topics to expect on the test?

    multiple choice?

    Any advise would be greatly appreciated!!

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    I would suggest the Optical Formula Tutorial by Ellen Stoner. I picked up my copy, which is the 2nd edition @ www.elsevierhealth.com . I would also suggest Introduction to Ophthalmic Optics, by Darryl Meister. The NAO has there Advanced Certification Review Course Book which is ok. It ain't great. I think they could have made the book half the size(and cost ) and have just as good or better of a reference guide. It is bloated with a paragraph or two per page, some pages have only 2 or three sentences and a picture or graph. Sorta bogus. I would also ask as many questions as you need to. Feel free to ask in the ophthalmic Optics Forum. There are plenty of lens nerds over there who have nothing better to do than show off there lens formulas knowledge. ;)
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    hey thanx! i really appreciate the advise......I'll take one of those beers now!

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    Get a good understanding of the business side of things as well, I seem to remember there were quite a few business questions. Also try to get a good understanding of the equations and don't work them all the way through, if you can narrow down your answer part way through. I actually failed the first time, I didn't have enough time to answer all the questions because I was completeing the equations all the way through. The second time around I found that half way through working a problem their was an obvious answer that was correct and it saved me enough time to get the test done in half the time and pass.

    Oh and what I heard I will pass along, if the answer to a question is "moisture chamber glasses", that is the correct answer. I didn't believe it but sure enough it was there.
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    Any more suggestions?

    what books should i buy to study for the Advanced Test? Any other suggestions?? Title, authors, and where to buy would be extremely helpful. I really appreciate everyone help. This website is awsome!

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    Although Fezz thinks it's bloated, the responses have been good for the Advanced Certification Review Book from the National Academy of Opticianry. It wouldn't have been my idea of a good format, but the inforamtion is still there. It will be revised sometime within the next year or so to make it less graphics and more print.

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