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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






3. Every _ Hour






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






5. What lens material is the easiest to break?






6. Glaucoma causes...






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






8. Outward






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Downward and diagonally






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






15. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






17. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






18. 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.






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






20. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






21. 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.






22. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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






28. Downward and inward






29. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






30. A lens with no power.






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






32. Drop






33. Upward and diagonally






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






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






36. As needed






37. A topical anesthetic.






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






39. 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.






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






41. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






43. Protected health Information






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






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






46. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






47. Dilators






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






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






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