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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






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






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






4. A lens with no power.






5. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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

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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






15. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






16. A topical anesthetic.






17. As needed






18. 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.






19. Downward and diagonally






20. By mouth






21. What are used to treat dry eyes?






22. 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.






23. Upward and inward






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






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






26. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






29. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






31. Protected health Information






32. Outward






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






40. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






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






45. At bedtime






46. Inward






47. What are plus lenses used to correct?






48. 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?






49. Glaucoma causes...






50. What does a tonometer measure?