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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. The two main types of filing systems.






12. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






13. Its purpose: Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage - improve access to long-term care services and coverage - to simplify administrative care.






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






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






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






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






18. As needed






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






20. Dilators






21. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






22. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






24. Outward






25. The light sensitive part of the eye.






26. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






28. Protected health Information






29. At bedtime






30. Constrictors






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






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






33. Layers in the cornea






34. What does a tonometer measure?






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






36. Inward






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






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






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






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






41. Upward and inward






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Downward and inward






48. Drop






49. 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.






50. 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.