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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to...






2. 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.






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






4. Protected health Information






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






6. 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.






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






8. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






10. 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.






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






12. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






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






18. Inward






19. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. What lens material is the easiest to break?






26. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






28. Right eye (OD)






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. By mouth






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






37. At bedtime






38. What are used to treat dry eyes?






39. Drop






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






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

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






43. 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.






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






45. What are plus lenses used to correct?






46. Downward and diagonally






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






48. Dilators






49. A lens with no power.






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