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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Upward and inward






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






8. The light sensitive part of the eye.






9. 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.






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






11. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






16. Protected health Information






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






18. 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.






19. As needed






20. Right eye (OD)






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






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






23. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






26. Inward






27. A lens with no power.






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






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






30. Layers in the cornea






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






32. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






34. Drop






35. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






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






37. 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.






38. Constrictors






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






40. Outward






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






42. Upward and diagonally






43. A topical anesthetic.






44. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






48. Located behind the pupil - and is the secondary mechanism of focus - adjusting the amount of focus the light image requires before it reaches the retina.






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






50. Dilators