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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By mouth






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






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






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






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






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






7. Downward and inward






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






9. 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.






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






11. What are plus lenses used to correct?






12. 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.






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






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






15. Constrictors






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






17. Inward






18. The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to remove tissue.






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






20. Layers in the cornea






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Glaucoma causes...






26. Upward and inward






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






28. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






32. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The smallest unit of lens measure.






42. Right eye (OD)






43. Every _ Hour






44. At bedtime






45. 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.






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






47. As needed






48. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






50. 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.