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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






2. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






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






6. Right eye (OD)






7. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






8. At bedtime






9. A topical anesthetic.






10. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






11. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






23. Upward and diagonally






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






25. Dilators






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






27. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






28. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






29. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






31. Outward






32. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






36. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






39. Downward and inward






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Downward and diagonally






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






44. As needed






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






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






47. 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.






48. By mouth






49. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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