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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to...






2. Protected health Information






3. 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.






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






5. At bedtime






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






12. Drop






13. Inward






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Upward and diagonally






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






27. The light sensitive part of the eye.






28. By mouth






29. A topical anesthetic.






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






31. Downward and diagonally






32. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






34. What does a tonometer measure?






35. Downward and inward






36. 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.






37. Layers in the cornea






38. What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?






39. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






41. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






43. 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.






44. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






48. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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