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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea.






2. Outward






3. When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.






4. What does a tonometer measure?






5. A broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva.






6. One type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to sleep.






7. Swelling or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids or Conjunctiva.






8. What is the frame height - the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known as?

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9. Glaucoma causes...






10. Is a clouding of the eye's lens and is the leading cause of blindness.






11. Upward and diagonally






12. The part of the retina responsible for sharp - clear vision.






13. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






14. An ophthalmic stain - available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic dye.






15. A mid-index lens material that is thinner than glass or CR-39 - free from distortion and aberration and able to be used as a safety lens.






16. What are used to treat dry eyes?






17. The gel that fills the eye and allows it to maintain its shape. Also serves as a clear pathway for light when it travels from the lens to the retina.






18. The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward including that which is seen with peripheral vision.






19. Laser-based - non contact - noon invasive imaging technique.






20. Its purpose: Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage - improve access to long-term care services and coverage - to simplify administrative care.






21. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






22. A test that allows a doctor to see inside the back of the eye and other structures using a magnifying instrument and a light source.






23. The distance from the back surface of the lens to the front of the eye.






24. Located behind the pupil - and is the secondary mechanism of focus - adjusting the amount of focus the light image requires before it reaches the retina.






25. The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to remove tissue.






26. Upward and inward






27. Refers to imaging by section or sectioning - through the use of any kind of penetrating wave.






28. This is the pathway between the ye and the brain along which the signals produced by the retina travel to the brain.






29. The creation of a photograph of the interior surface of the eye.






30. The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the systems.






31. The light sensitive part of the eye.






32. What lens material is the easiest to break?






33. Right eye (OD)






34. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






35. Surgical removal of the lens - usually replaced with a plastic intraocular lens.






36. A topical anesthetic.






37. The result of the refraction depends on the patient's ability to discern changes in clarity. This process relies on the cooperation of the Patient.






38. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






39. If a patient claims to have pain in the ye but does not have any other symptoms - when do you schedule them for an appointment?






40. A layer located behind the retina and absorbs unused radiation.






41. Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to...






42. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






43. The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.






44. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






45. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






46. Provide a bigger field of vision.






47. Dilators






48. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






49. The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction.






50. The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.