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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging...






2. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






4. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






9. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






11. 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?






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






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






14. The two main types of filing systems.






15. Glaucoma causes...






16. Inward






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






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






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






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






21. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






22. As needed






23. Right eye (OD)






24. Dilators






25. Increases visual acuity because it reduces internal lens reflections.






26. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






28. 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.






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






30. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






32. Upward and diagonally






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






34. 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.






35. Downward and diagonally






36. Provide a bigger field of vision.






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






38. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






39. The light sensitive part of the eye.






40. 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.






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






42. What does a tonometer measure?






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






44. Every _ Hour






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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