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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This is the pathway between the ye and the brain along which the signals produced by the retina travel to the brain.






2. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






3. By mouth






4. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






7. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






14. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






18. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






19. The two main types of filing systems.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Downward and inward






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






26. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






28. What does a tonometer measure?






29. Layers in the cornea






30. Protected health Information






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






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






33. Right eye (OD)






34. Dilators






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






49. Outward






50. Constrictors