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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Drop






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






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






4. 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?






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






6. 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.






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






8. A topical anesthetic.






9. A lens with no power.






10. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






11. Downward and diagonally






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






13. Inward






14. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






17. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Outward






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






27. What are used to treat dry eyes?






28. Layers in the cornea






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






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






31. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






34. At bedtime






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






36. Glaucoma causes...






37. As needed






38. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






40. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






42. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






44. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






46. Upward and diagonally






47. 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.






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






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






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