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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What provides the major refractive power of the eye?






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






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






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






5. Dilators






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






7. What lens material is the easiest to break?






8. At bedtime






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






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






11. Downward and inward






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






13. Protected health Information






14. The two main types of filing systems.






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






16. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






19. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Every _ Hour






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






30. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






35. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






39. A lens with no power.






40. 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.






41. Upward and inward






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






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






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

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






46. Glaucoma causes...






47. Outward






48. Downward and diagonally






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






50. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine