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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






11. Drop






12. Right eye (OD)






13. 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.






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






15. What does a tonometer measure?






16. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






17. Layers in the cornea






18. 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.






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






20. Inward






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






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






23. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






24. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Upward and diagonally






29. Protected health Information






30. Outward






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






32. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






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






37. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






38. 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.






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






40. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






41. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






44. What are plus lenses used to correct?






45. 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.






46. The two main types of filing systems.






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






48. 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.






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






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







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