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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






4. Inward






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






10. Constrictors






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






12. What are plus lenses used to correct?






13. Right eye (OD)






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






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






16. 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.






17. Downward and diagonally






18. The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction.






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Outward






24. Upward and diagonally






25. The two main types of filing systems.






26. Downward and inward






27. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






28. Dilators






29. Layers in the cornea






30. 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.






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






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






33. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






34. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






38. The light sensitive part of the eye.






39. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






42. 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.






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






44. By mouth






45. Drop






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

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






48. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






49. What lens material is the easiest to break?






50. What are used to treat dry eyes?