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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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 Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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






8. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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. A lens with no power.






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






14. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






16. Glaucoma causes...






17. 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.






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






19. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






21. 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.






22. 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?






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






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






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






26. Protected health Information






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






28. At bedtime






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






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






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






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






33. Drop






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






35. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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

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37. By mouth






38. Downward and inward






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






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






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






42. Dilators






43. Every _ Hour






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. The light sensitive part of the eye.






47. Layers in the cornea






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






49. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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