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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.






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






3. Surgical removal of the lens - usually replaced with a plastic intraocular lens.






4. By mouth






5. Protected health Information






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






11. Inward






12. 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.






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






15. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






19. Located behind the pupil - and is the secondary mechanism of focus - adjusting the amount of focus the light image requires before it reaches the retina.






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






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






22. At bedtime






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






24. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Constrictors






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






30. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






34. The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the systems.






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






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






37. Outward






38. As needed






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






40. 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.






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






42. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






44. The two main types of filing systems.






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






46. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






47. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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