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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Increases visual acuity because it reduces internal lens reflections.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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

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8. Dilators






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






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






11. 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.






12. By mouth






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






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






15. Downward and diagonally






16. 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.






17. Protected health Information






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






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






20. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






25. The light sensitive part of the eye.






26. 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?






27. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






32. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






34. Outward






35. 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.






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






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






38. Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?






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






40. Upward and inward






41. What does a tonometer measure?






42. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






46. Two instruments are used to test patient blood pressure.






47. Every _ Hour






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






49. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






50. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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