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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






3. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






7. What are used to treat dry eyes?






8. Drop






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






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






11. By mouth






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






13. Right eye (OD)






14. Outward






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






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






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






18. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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

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






21. Upward and inward






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






23. Layers in the cornea






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The two main types of filing systems.






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






35. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






36. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






40. The light sensitive part of the eye.






41. Downward and diagonally






42. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






45. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






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






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