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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dilators






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






15. Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?






16. 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.






17. Upward and diagonally






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






19. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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






24. A topical anesthetic.






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






26. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






28. 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.






29. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






30. Downward and diagonally






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


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. Every _ Hour






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






35. By mouth






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






37. 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.






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






39. At bedtime






40. 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.






41. Outward






42. 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.






43. The two main types of filing systems.






44. What does a tonometer measure?






45. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






49. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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