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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Refers to imaging by section or sectioning - through the use of any kind of penetrating wave.






2. Glaucoma causes...






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






4. The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.






5. 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.






6. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






7. Drop






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






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






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






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






12. A lens with no power.






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






14. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






16. 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.






17. Downward and inward






18. The light sensitive part of the eye.






19. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






20. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






22. By mouth






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. Layers in the cornea






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






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






29. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






30. Inward






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






32. What does a tonometer measure?






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






34. At bedtime






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






36. A topical anesthetic.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Every _ Hour






42. Dilators






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. What are plus lenses used to correct?






48. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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