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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






4. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






6. At bedtime






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. When the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain aren't working together properly. The eye itself may look normal - but it's not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye.






12. A lens with no power.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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. Drop






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






20. Downward and inward






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






22. Upward and inward






23. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






30. A topical anesthetic.






31. 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?






32. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






36. Outward






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






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






39. What lens material is the easiest to break?






40. By mouth






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






42. Inward






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






44. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






46. Every _ Hour






47. Protected health Information






48. Right eye (OD)






49. As needed






50. 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.