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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A layer located behind the retina and absorbs unused radiation.






2. Upward and inward






3. Upward and diagonally






4. Every _ Hour






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






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






7. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






8. 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.






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


10. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. By mouth






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






19. Outward






20. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






23. A topical anesthetic.






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






25. Downward and inward






26. Protected health Information






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






28. Right eye (OD)






29. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






31. 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.






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






33. Layers in the cornea






34. At bedtime






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






36. What are plus lenses used to correct?






37. Two instruments are used to test patient blood pressure.






38. What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires?






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






40. The smallest unit of lens measure.






41. What lens material is the easiest to break?






42. Inward






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






44. Dilators






45. 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.






46. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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.