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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Protected health Information






2. The light sensitive part of the eye.






3. Glaucoma causes...






4. Every _ Hour






5. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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

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7. 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.






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






9. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. What are plus lenses used to correct?






19. Right eye (OD)






20. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






23. As needed






24. Downward and inward






25. Constrictors






26. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






30. Upward and diagonally






31. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Downward and diagonally






35. 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.






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






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






38. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






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






40. By mouth






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






42. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






44. 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.






45. 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?






46. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






48. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






49. What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires?






50. At bedtime