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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






2. By mouth






3. 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.






4. Upward and diagonally






5. 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.






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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?






14. Every _ Hour






15. Dilators






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






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






18. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






19. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






22. What does a tonometer measure?






23. Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.






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






25. 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.






26. At bedtime






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






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






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






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






31. Layers in the cornea






32. Glaucoma causes...






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. What lens material is the easiest to break?






39. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






42. Protected health Information






43. As needed






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






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






46. Outward






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






48. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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