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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






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






3. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






5. Upward and diagonally






6. Downward and inward






7. The smallest unit of lens measure.






8. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






15. Layers in the cornea






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






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






18. By mouth






19. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






20. 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?






21. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






27. A jelly-like subastance located in the anterior chamber.






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






29. The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle correction.






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






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

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






33. What are plus lenses used to correct?






34. At bedtime






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






36. Outward






37. The two main types of filing systems.






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






39. Constrictors






40. Dilators






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






42. As needed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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