Originally Posted by
Kwill212
Thanks for explaining that to me the exact same way I already wrote how to solve the question. smh.
My point is that I have never in my career used the rule of thumb ABO wants the applicant to know. I have many, many times used the power at any meridian formula.
The question and multiple choice answers are clearly written to trip people up and not test their knowledge. Maybe make the test not multiple choice for starters.
If they are going to go down the road of trying to trip people up who might read the question wrong, they should be very specific in their question. No where does this question say the Rx is only for one eye, at least the way it was presented here. Without that one could just as correctly assume the Rx is the same for both eyes. Since they also didn't specify total prism or prism for a specific eye, one could also correctly assume either. Before you say that it would have said OU if it was for both eyes, it doesn't say OD or OS either so... It also doesn't specify monocular PD's or monocular decentration, something any worthwhile optician would have in front of them if they actually needed to figure this out for a job. One could assume they are symmetrical, or one could assume they are not. Maybe the PDs are 34/30 or they are fit at 36-32, who knows unless they tell us.
This is a very basic question, I agree. The ABO basic is a joke of a test. However, the questions are very much written to trip people more than they are to demonstrate the basic knowledge requirements for an optician. Especially when they don't specify important information.