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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?






2. Protected health Information






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. Downward and inward






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






10. 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?






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






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






13. Provide a bigger field of vision.






14. By mouth






15. Every _ Hour






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






17. Upward and diagonally






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






19. At bedtime






20. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






22. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






24. The smallest unit of lens measure.






25. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






27. 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.






28. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






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






30. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






33. Drop






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






35. As needed






36. Outward






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






38. 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.






39. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






42. A lens with no power.






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






44. What does a tonometer measure?






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?