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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Swelling or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids or Conjunctiva.






2. Constrictors






3. Outward






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






5. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






7. 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.






8. A lens with no power.






9. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






11. As needed






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.






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






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






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






23. The two main types of filing systems.






24. 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.






25. Upward and inward






26. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






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






31. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Layers in the cornea






37. At bedtime






38. By mouth






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What lens material is the easiest to break?






48. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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