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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






4. Downward and inward






5. Downward and diagonally






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






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






8. Upward and inward






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. A topical anesthetic.






12. Dilators






13. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






15. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






16. The light sensitive part of the eye.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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


22. Protected health Information






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






30. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






32. By mouth






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






34. Glaucoma causes...






35. Layers in the cornea






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






37. At bedtime






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






39. The two main types of filing systems.






40. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






43. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






46. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






47. What lens material is the easiest to break?






48. Upward and diagonally






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






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