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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to remove tissue.






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






3. Protected health Information






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






5. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






8. A lens with no power.






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






10. Constrictors






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Glaucoma causes...






14. A topical anesthetic.






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

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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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?






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






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






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






25. Downward and inward






26. 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.






27. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






28. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






30. Transparent covering of the eye that lies between the eyelid and front of the eye.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. As needed






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






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






38. By mouth






39. Downward and diagonally






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






46. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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