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NBEO® Cheat Sheets

Everything you need to know for the NBEO® Part 1, condensed into beautifully designed, digestible cheat sheets.

Low Vision Part 1 cheat sheet preview
Optics

Low Vision Part 1

This NBEO® cheat sheet covers low vision for Part 1 Optics. It breaks down WHO vision impairment categories, leading causes by population, and patterns of vision loss with their functional impact and management. It also details low vision VA testing with LogMAR, Feinbloom, and M units, Pelli-Robson contrast sensitivity, JND refraction, and reading speed benchmarks.

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Low Vision Part 2 cheat sheet preview
Optics

Low Vision Part 2

This NBEO® cheat sheet covers low vision magnification and device management for Part 1 Optics. It breaks down Kestenbaum’s rule, near-VA and telescope methods, effective magnification and equivalent power formulas, and microscopes, hand and stand magnifiers. It also details Galilean vs Keplerian telescopes, telemicroscopes, Peli prisms for field expansion, electronic and non-optical aids, and orientation and mobility.

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You worked hard to get into optometry school, and chances are OATBooster™ helped you get there. Now the NBEO® Part 1 is your next big step toward becoming an optometrist, and we want to be there for this one too. Booster Prep is built by the same team behind OATBooster™, trusted by over 90% of pre-optometry students. Our goal is simple: help you walk into exam day confident and ready. 

Our first cheat sheets drop in October to early access members , with new ones added weekly during the early access period.

Yes, early access is free and includes a limited release of cheat sheets. You'll also be the first to know when new content and practice questions go live. 

The full NBEO® Part 1 product launches sometime between October and December, and we'll drop hints along the way. The first 10 people to log in on launch day get one year of full access for free. Sign up for free early access so you don't miss it!

Practice questions and performance tracking are part of the full NBEO® Part 1 launch, coming between October and December. Early access members will hear about it first.