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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Upward and inward






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






3. What does a tonometer measure?






4. Protected health Information






5. Outward






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






12. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






18. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






20. Constrictors






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






22. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






26. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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






31. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






38. 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.






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






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






41. As needed






42. 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.






43. Glaucoma causes...






44. The two main types of filing systems.






45. Layers in the cornea






46. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






49. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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