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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.






2. Constrictors






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






4. 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.






5. What are plus lenses used to correct?






6. A topical anesthetic.






7. By mouth






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






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






10. 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.






11. The two main types of filing systems.






12. Layers in the cornea






13. Upward and diagonally






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






24. Downward and diagonally






25. 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.






26. The light sensitive part of the eye.






27. Right eye (OD)






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






33. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






34. Protected health Information






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






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






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






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






39. 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?






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






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






42. Upward and inward






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






44. 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.






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






46. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






47. Drop






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






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






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