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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Protected health Information






2. As needed






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






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

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5. Inward






6. 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.






7. What lens material is the easiest to break?






8. 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.






9. Layers in the cornea






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






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






13. The light sensitive part of the eye.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






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






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






23. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






24. A lens with no power.






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






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






27. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Downward and diagonally






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






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






36. Dilators






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






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






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






40. The two main types of filing systems.






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






44. 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.






45. Upward and inward






46. Downward and inward






47. Glaucoma causes...






48. The smallest unit of lens measure.






49. 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.






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