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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. As needed






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






3. 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.






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






5. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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

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8. What are plus lenses used to correct?






9. Downward and diagonally






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






11. Downward and inward






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. By mouth






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






18. Drop






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Outward






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






25. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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?






33. Inward






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






35. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






37. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






39. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






40. The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the systems.






41. Layers in the cornea






42. Dilators






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






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






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






46. The light sensitive part of the eye.






47. A topical anesthetic.






48. 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.






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






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







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