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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward including that which is seen with peripheral vision.






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






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






4. What are used to treat dry eyes?






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Every _ Hour






10. 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.






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






12. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






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. Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging...






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






20. Protected health Information






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






22. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






24. Dilators






25. A group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in the vision loss and blindness. It occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises.






26. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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

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28. What lens material is the easiest to break?






29. Laser-based - non contact - noon invasive imaging technique.






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






31. Outward






32. As needed






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






34. The gel that fills the eye and allows it to maintain its shape. Also serves as a clear pathway for light when it travels from the lens to the retina.






35. 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.






36. The smallest unit of lens measure.






37. Inward






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






39. The light sensitive part of the eye.






40. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






43. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. A lens with no power.






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






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.