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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A complication of diabetes - progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina.






2. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






4. 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.






5. Constrictors






6. Inward






7. 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.






8. Dilators






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






19. Right eye (OD)






20. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






30. A lens with no power.






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






32. At bedtime






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






34. The smallest unit of lens measure.






35. 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.






36. What does a tonometer measure?






37. Upward and inward






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Transparent covering of the eye that lies between the eyelid and front of the eye.






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






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






45. As needed






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






47. Every _ Hour






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






49. Outward






50. What are plus lenses used to correct?