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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Upward and inward






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






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






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






5. Measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea.






6. Layers in the cornea






7. By mouth






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






9. Downward and diagonally






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






11. Every _ Hour






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






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Dilators






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






27. Downward and inward






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






29. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






30. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






31. A lens with no power.






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

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33. 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.






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






35. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






36. What are plus lenses used to correct?






37. 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.






38. The two main types of filing systems.






39. Right eye (OD)






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






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






42. 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?






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






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






45. Inward






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






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






48. What provides the major refractive power of the eye?






49. Outward






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