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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






2. Downward and inward






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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?






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






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






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






9. What are plus lenses used to correct?






10. 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.






11. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






15. The two main types of filing systems.






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






17. Inward






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






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






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






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






22. Downward and diagonally






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






24. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






29. Drop






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






31. 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.






32. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






33. By mouth






34. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






38. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






40. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






42. 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.






43. A lens with no power.






44. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






45. 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.






46. At bedtime






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






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






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






50. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.







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