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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Outward






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






6. What does a tonometer measure?






7. Right eye (OD)






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

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9. Is a clouding of the eye's lens and is the leading cause of blindness.






10. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






12. Every _ Hour






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






14. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






15. 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.






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






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






18. By mouth






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






20. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






22. Drop






23. A topical anesthetic.






24. 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.






25. A test that measures the pressure inside your eye - which is called intraocular pressure.






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The two main types of filing systems.






43. 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.






44. Inward






45. Upward and inward






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






47. 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?






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






49. Upward and diagonally






50. 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.