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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ophthalmic stain - available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic dye.






2. Inward






3. A complication of diabetes - progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina.






4. Involves an imbalance in the positionig of the two eyes. I can cause the eys to cross in or tuyrn out. It's cause by a lack of coordination between the eyes.






5. Provide a bigger field of vision.






6. 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.






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

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






9. As needed






10. Drop






11. Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.






12. A lens with no power.






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






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






15. 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.






16. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






18. A jelly-like subastance located in the anterior chamber.






19. Dilators






20. The Optothalmic examination of the eye by use of a slit lamp and a magnifying lens.






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






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






23. Right eye (OD)






24. What provides the major refractive power of the eye?






25. Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?






26. Every _ Hour






27. Transparent covering of the eye that lies between the eyelid and front of the eye.






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






29. Outward






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






31. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






33. Downward and diagonally






34. At bedtime






35. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






36. A test that measures the pressure inside your eye - which is called intraocular pressure.






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






38. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






39. The light sensitive part of the eye.






40. Constrictors






41. By mouth






42. Controls the focusing power of the eye by changing the shape of the lens.






43. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






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






48. What lens material is the easiest to break?






49. Measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea.






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