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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.






2. Protected health Information






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






4. Downward and diagonally






5. Layers in the cornea






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






7. Every _ Hour






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






9. 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.






10. A topical anesthetic.






11. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






19. By mouth






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






27. 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?






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






29. A lens with no power.






30. What lens material is the easiest to break?






31. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






32. 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.






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






34. Drop






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






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






37. The two main types of filing systems.






38. At bedtime






39. Upward and diagonally






40. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






44. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.