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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






3. A lens with no power.






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






5. 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.






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






7. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






9. Inward






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






11. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






15. Upward and diagonally






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






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






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






19. A topical anesthetic.






20. As needed






21. Protected health Information






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






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






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 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.






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






27. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






28. At bedtime






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

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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






37. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






45. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






47. Downward and diagonally






48. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






49. The two main types of filing systems.






50. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine