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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inward






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






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






4. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. Protected health Information






11. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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


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






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






15. Downward and diagonally






16. 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.






17. 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?






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Constrictors






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






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






26. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






29. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






31. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






32. Drop






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






34. Upward and diagonally






35. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






37. What are plus lenses used to correct?






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






45. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.