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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. What lens material is the easiest to break?






2. The light sensitive part of the eye.






3. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Every _ Hour






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






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






13. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






17. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






19. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Downward and inward






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






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

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29. 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?






30. 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.






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






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






33. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






34. 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.






35. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






37. What does a tonometer measure?






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






39. As needed






40. Dilators






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






46. A topical anesthetic.






47. 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.






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






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






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