Resources for ABO study material

[Fezz]

For those that are interested; As of 10:00 AM EST on 3-18-2014

Abe Books has a few reasonably priced used System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 2nd edition for pretty good prices! Three of them are priced under $25! One is only like $14.00! I picked up one just to have at the office to replace one of my 1st editions!

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=System+for+ophthalmic+dispensing&sts=t

[Roy R. Ferguson]

Resources for ABO study material

In an earlier thread I was asked to provide the Table of Contents for the ABO Review book offered through the OAA. The page numbers follow the topic.

Roy

TESTING SKILLS 3 - 5
OPHTHALMIC SPECIALITIES 6
OPHTHALMIC TERMINOLOGY 7 - 15
OPHTHALMIC TERMOLOGY TEST 16 - 19
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE 20 - 34
ANATOMY OF THE EYE-NOTES 35 - 38
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE-NOTES 39 - 42
CHILDREN’S VISION 43 - 44
SYSTEMIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND OCULAR FINDINGS 45- 46
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY-QUIZ 47 - 54
PHYSICS OF LIGHT 55 - 58
PHYSICS OF LIGHT QUIZ 59 - 66
THE OPHTHALMIC LENS 67
OPHTHALMIC LENS QUIZ 68 - 69
TRANSPOSITION 70
TRANSPOSITION QUIZ 71
IMPORTANT TRANSPOSITION NOTES 72
CROSSED CYLINDER 73
CROSSED CYLINDER PRACTICE PROBLEMS 74
SPHERICAL EQUIVALENCE 75
THE LENS CROSS 76 - 78
“UNDRAWING”THE OPTICAL CROSS 79
LENS FORM AND ANALYSIS 80 - 81
LENS FORM AND ANALYSIS-PROBLEMS 82
THE OBLIQUE AXIS 83
OBLIQUE AXIS PROBLEMS 84
OPHTHALMIC PRISM 85
OPHTHALMIC PRISM NOTES 86
PRENTICE'S RULE 87
PRENTICE’S RULE EXAMPLES 88
PRISM PRACTICE PROBLEMS 89
PRISM QUIZ 90 - 91
BICENTRIC GRINDING 92 - 93
BICENTRIC GRINDING METHOD 94
BICENTRIC GRINDING PROBLEMS 95
ANISOMETROPIA QUIZ 96 - 101
THE LENS METER 102
LENSMETER HINTS 103 - 104
LENSMETER QUIZ 105 - 108
THE LENS MEASURE 109 - 110
USING THE LENS MEASURE 111
TRUE POWER 112
INDEX OF REFRACTION 113 - 114
THE METRIC SYSTEM 115
METRIC SYSTEM QUIZ 116 - 117
VERTEX COMPENSATION 118 - 119
THE BOXING SYSTEM 120 - 121
THE SPECTACLE FRAME 122 - 123
FRAME MATERIALS 124 - 126
MEASURING THE PD 127
MULTIFOCAL MEASUREMENTS 128
FRAME AND LENS FITTING 129
FRAME AND LENS FITTING QUIZ 130 - 131
LENS TYPES 132 - 138
LENS QUIZ 139 - 140
INDEXES OF LENS MATERIALS 141
LENS ABERRATIONS 142
DECENTRATION 143
MINIMUM BLANK SIZE (MBS) 144
SINGLE VISION READING GLASSES 145
OPHTHALMIC TOOLS 146
FRAME ADJUSTMENT QUIZ 147 - 148
NATIONAL STANDARDS 149 - 154
ANSI QUIZ 155 - 156
GLOSSARY 157 - 170
PRACTICE QUIZ ONE 171 - 178
PRACTICE QUIZ TWO 179 - 186
PRACTICE QUIZ THREE 187 - 194
PRACTICE QUIZ FOUR 195 - 202
PRACTICEQUIZ FIVE 203 - 211
PRACTICE QUIZ SIX 212 - 219
PRACTICE QUIZ SEVEN 220 - 227
PRACTICE QUIZ EIGHT 228 - 235
PRACTICE QUIZ NINE 236 - 243
PRACTICE QUIZ TEN244 - 252

[tyler575]

They must be taken in order. If you'd like to take the basic ABO exam as soon as possible, the deadline to apply for the May testing period is April 4. Here's a link.

http://www.abo-ncle.org/ABO/Exam_Inf...f7-4c4c13bee50

I will look into taking the exam at the end of the year .. gives me a little more time to prepare and renew my study skills.. Thank you for your reply .
Jayne

[gmc]

Today is the last day to register for the May exam dates without paying a late fee.

[Fezz]

May exams are quickly approaching!

I hope you are studying!

[Fezz]

20/20 Magazine Optician's Handbook

http://www.opticianshandbook.com/

[Makan]

Website

Opticampus

http://www.opticampus.com/

Opticianworks
http://opticianworks.com/

i got this a few weeks ago and its exactly what you need to pass the abo. I'm still studying my test is may 21 and I'm stressing!

[OpticianNewbie]

My abo exam is tomorrow! I have studied really hard. I have hundreds of flash cards and have completed an optician certification training course through a local university. I think I am prepared and I hope to pass on my first try. Does anyone have any last minute tips on what to remember the most or what to focus on in my last hours left to study! Wish me luck! I cannot wait to get further into my new career! I have finally found a career that I am passionate and excited about!

[Makan]

I just took mine today. Most of the questions you see are decentration questions and prentices rule. Best of luck!!

[OpticianNewbie]

How long do the results take? It said up to 8 weeks after I took the exam. Please don't tell me it will take a full 8 weeks. I think I passed. But I can't wait to find out for sure!

[Java99]

In 2011 it took 7 weeks.

[Aaron Ross]

Hi all, this is my first post on the site, somewhat longtime lurker :) I am just curious if anyone has a good estimate about when results come down now. I took my ABO exam May 13th so we are about to hit 4 weeks, and I wanted to get an idea since ABO-NCLE tells me "4-8 weeks" and that big of a range is killing me!! I know they just switched over to all computerized tests with PSI recently (and upped the price), so I was hoping that meant results could be somewhat quicker. Can anyone give me good news? :(

[xis]

Hi all, this is my first post on the site, somewhat longtime lurker :) I am just curious if anyone has a good estimate about when results come down now. I took my ABO exam May 13th so we are about to hit 4 weeks, and I wanted to get an idea since ABO-NCLE tells me "4-8 weeks" and that big of a range is killing me!! I know they just switched over to all computerized tests with PSI recently (and upped the price), so I was hoping that meant results could be somewhat quicker. Can anyone give me good news? :(

I am also part of the first group to take the computerized PSI testing. I took mine one day after you did and got my results yesterday via email but I don't know if it's going to be different for you or not because I don't live in PA. Good Luck! =)

[Makan]

I am also part of the first group to take the computerized PSI testing. I took mine one day after you did and got my results yesterday via email but I don't know if it's going to be different for you or not because I don't live in PA. Good Luck! =)

I took my test on the 21st of May I got a email saying I passed yesterday woot woot !! Lol
Congrates to everyone who passed

[alequin]

I was considering purchasing a couple of the optician training resources recommended on http://www.opticiantraining.org/ to prepare for certification and to use as resources throughout my career. While I would like to eventually add most of these textbooks to my collection, I was wondering if there are maybe two that would be the best for exam preparation? I feel like they would all be good for improving my technical understanding of the optical profession, but feel like I should try to focus my study efforts while attempting to complete my optician certification. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!