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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain aren't working together properly. The eye itself may look normal - but it's not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye.






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






3. 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.






4. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






5. The two main types of filing systems.






6. Associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.






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






8. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






9. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






10. As needed






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






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






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






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






15. The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.






16. Right eye (OD)






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






18. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






19. Upward and inward






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. What are plus lenses used to correct?






25. Downward and diagonally






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






27. 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?






28. A topical anesthetic.






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






30. What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?






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






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






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






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






35. Increases visual acuity because it reduces internal lens reflections.






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






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






38. Glaucoma causes...






39. Upward and diagonally






40. By mouth






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

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42. What are used to treat dry eyes?






43. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






44. Layers in the cornea






45. Protected health Information






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






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






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






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






50. 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.