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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Swelling or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids or Conjunctiva.






2. Downward and diagonally






3. Inward






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






5. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






7. Upward and inward






8. Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






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






22. Downward and inward






23. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






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






29. A paralysis of the ciliary muscle - so accommodation can't occur.






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






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






32. A topical anesthetic.






33. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






35. Glaucoma causes...






36. The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes creating a single visual image.






37. As needed






38. Outward






39. Protected health Information






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






41. A method of determining the state of refraction of the eye by illumination the retina with a mirror and observing the direction of movement of the retinal illumination and adjacent shadow when the mirror is turned.






42. What does a tonometer measure?






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

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44. Numerous different surgeries that facilitate the escape of excess aqueous humor from the eye to lower the intraocular pressure and a few that lower IOP by decreasing the production of aqueous humor.






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






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






47. Drop






48. Every _ Hour






49. 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?






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