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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






5. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






7. 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.






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






9. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






10. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






11. Downward and inward






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






13. Glaucoma causes...






14. Dilators






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






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






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






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






19. Inward






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






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






22. 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.






23. Protected health Information






24. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






27. What are plus lenses used to correct?






28. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






29. A lens with no power.






30. 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?






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


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






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






34. Drop






35. 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.






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






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






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






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






43. Provide a bigger field of vision.






44. What are used to treat dry eyes?






45. 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.






46. A topical anesthetic.






47. 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.






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






49. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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