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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






11. 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?






12. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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

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15. The two main types of filing systems.






16. Upward and diagonally






17. Drop






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






24. 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.






25. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






26. Right eye (OD)






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






28. Protected health Information






29. Downward and diagonally






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






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






32. Inward






33. 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.






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






35. As needed






36. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






38. Downward and inward






39. 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.






40. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






42. What are used to treat dry eyes?






43. Outward






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






45. The light sensitive part of the eye.






46. Constrictors






47. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






48. 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.






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






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