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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






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






5. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






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






9. Dilators






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






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






12. Constrictors






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






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






15. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






17. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






20. At bedtime






21. 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.






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






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

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24. Downward and inward






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






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






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






28. What lens material is the easiest to break?






29. Outward






30. Downward and diagonally






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






32. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






33. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






34. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






43. Every _ Hour






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






45. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






47. A lens with no power.






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






49. Upward and inward






50. A topical anesthetic.