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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes creating a single visual image.






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






3. The smallest unit of lens measure.






4. Every _ Hour






5. Downward and inward






6. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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?






13. The light sensitive part of the eye.






14. Inward






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

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16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. Dilators






22. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






23. 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.






24. Drop






25. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






26. A topical anesthetic.






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






28. Right eye (OD)






29. Upward and diagonally






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






31. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






32. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






33. Outward






34. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






36. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






40. The two main types of filing systems.






41. 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.






42. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






44. Protected health Information






45. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






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