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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires?






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






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






4. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






13. The two main types of filing systems.






14. Upward and diagonally






15. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






17. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






18. 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.






19. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






22. Protected health Information






23. 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.






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






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






26. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






28. Glaucoma causes...






29. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






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






35. Inward






36. A lens with no power.






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






38. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






40. What are plus lenses used to correct?






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






42. Dilators






43. Every _ Hour






44. Upward and inward






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






46. 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?






47. 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.






48. At bedtime






49. Layers in the cornea






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