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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Outward






2. 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?






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






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






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






6. A topical anesthetic.






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






8. At bedtime






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






10. By mouth






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Constrictors






17. 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.






18. Upward and diagonally






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






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






21. As needed






22. Protected health Information






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






24. A lens with no power.






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






26. Refers to imaging by section or sectioning - through the use of any kind of penetrating wave.






27. Drop






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






29. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






31. What are used to treat dry eyes?






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






38. 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.






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






40. Downward and diagonally






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. The two main types of filing systems.






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






45. Every _ Hour






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






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






48. Layers in the cornea






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






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