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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Outward






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






3. Every _ Hour






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






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






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






7. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






10. 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.






11. Constrictors






12. Drop






13. Right eye (OD)






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






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






16. 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.






17. Glaucoma causes...






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. As needed






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






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






27. By mouth






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






29. At bedtime






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

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






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






33. Dilators






34. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






35. 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?






36. A paralysis of the ciliary muscle - so accommodation can't occur.






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






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






39. Downward and diagonally






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






42. Upward and inward






43. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






45. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






47. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






49. A topical anesthetic.






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