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Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
OPT5581
Exam Fee
USD 240
approx. AED 881
Pass Score
55%
Exam Coverage
- Geometric Optics
- Clinical Visual Optics
- Basic Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
- Binocular Vision
- Refraction
- Contact Lenses
- Ocular Disease
- Pediatric Optometry
- Geriatric Optometry
- Low Vision Practice
- Environmental Optometry
Recommended references (5)
- 1. Bennet and Rabbett's Clinical Visual Optics by Ronald B. Rabbetts, Latest Edition.
- 2. Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice by Mark J. Mannis, Karla Zadnik, Cleusa Coral-Ghanem and Newton Kara-Jose, Latest Edition.
- 3. Essentials of Low Vision Practice by Richard L. Brilliant, Latest Edition.
- 4. Theodore Grosvenor. Primary Care Optometry, Latest Edition.
- 5. Kanski. Clinical Ophthalmology. A Systematic Approach, Latest Edition. Allied Health Category Allied Health Category
Chapters
4.7(402)
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About the Optometrist Prometric Exam (OPT5581)
OPT5581 is the DHA code for the Optometrist Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 11 areas: geometric optics, clinical visual optics, basic ocular anatomy and physiology, binocular vision, refraction, contact lenses, ocular disease, pediatric optometry, geriatric optometry, low vision practice and environmental optometry. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 5 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.
The sitting is 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours — about 1.2 minutes per question — delivered on computer at a Prometric test centre. The 55% pass mark works out at roughly 83 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so an unanswered question is the only guaranteed zero on the paper.
The paper is sat by allied health professionals applying for a licence under the Optometrist professional title. In practice the exam is rarely the bottleneck: the regulator has to accept your qualification and experience, and Dataflow has to return primary source verification, before a booking slot exists at all. Start that paperwork alongside your revision rather than after it.
This bank holds 1,300 explained questions cut to the same headings as the OPT5581 outline, each with written reasoning that also rules out the distractors. Retries are unlimited, and the timed mocks run at the real 150-question, 3-hour, 55%-to-pass settings — so the first time you sit this paper at full pace is not the morning it counts.
One body of content, seven regulators. DHA in Dubai, MOHAP across the UAE, SCFHS in Saudi Arabia, QCHP in Qatar, NHRA in Bahrain and OMSB in Oman all license the Optometrist title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper, and the overlap between them is substantial. DOH runs its sitting through Pearson VUE instead. What differs is the pass mark, the classification tier they will grade you into, and how many attempts they allow — not the medicine.
Optometrist exam — frequently asked questions
What does exam code OPT5581 cover?
OPT5581 is the Optometrist Prometric paper. The code appears on your eligibility approval and on the Prometric booking screen — quote it when you book, because neighbouring grades of the same profession have their own codes and their own papers.
How many questions is the Optometrist exam, and how long do I get?
150 questions in 3 hours, which is about 1.2 minutes each. It is computer-based at a Prometric centre, and you can flag and revisit questions before you submit.
What is the pass mark for OPT5581?
55% under the DHA guideline — roughly 83 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for wrong answers, so leave nothing blank. Other Gulf regulators publish their own thresholds for the same content, so confirm the figure with the authority you are applying to.
Which topics carry the marks in the Optometrist exam?
The published blueprint names 11 areas: Geometric Optics, Clinical Visual Optics, Basic Ocular Anatomy and Physiology, Binocular Vision, Refraction, Contact Lenses, Ocular Disease, Pediatric Optometry, Geriatric Optometry, Low Vision Practice and Environmental Optometry. Our chapters use the same headings, so a weak chapter score points straight at the blueprint area to revisit.
Do I need a separate exam for each Gulf authority?
No. DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB each license the Optometrist title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper built on the same content. DOH runs its sitting through Pearson VUE instead. What changes between them is the pass mark, the classification tier and the attempt limit — so one body of preparation carries across, but each application is its own file.
What does it cost to sit OPT5581?
DHA's exam guideline prices this sitting at USD 240, which is roughly AED 881 at the dirham peg. That is the test fee alone: the regulator's application charge and Dataflow verification are billed separately, and other Gulf authorities set their own amounts for the same paper.
What do I need before I can book OPT5581?
An eligibility approval from the regulator — your qualification and experience accepted against its classification rules — plus Dataflow primary source verification returned on your degree, licence and experience letters. The booking window opens after that, not before, which is why the paperwork should run in parallel with your revision.
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