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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glaucoma causes...






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






3. Outward






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






5. Drop






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






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






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






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






10. Upward and diagonally






11. Downward and inward






12. Constrictors






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






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






15. What does a tonometer measure?






16. By mouth






17. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






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






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






22. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






23. 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.






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






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






26. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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






31. When the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain aren't working together properly. The eye itself may look normal - but it's not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye.






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






33. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






35. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






36. Layers in the cornea






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






38. Upward and inward






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. Inward






46. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






47. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






49. 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.






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