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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The creation of a photograph of the interior surface of the eye.






2. 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.






3. As needed






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






5. 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.






6. What are plus lenses used to correct?






7. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






10. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






13. What provides the major refractive power 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. Associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.






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






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






18. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






21. At bedtime






22. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






23. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






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






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

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29. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. 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?






36. Protected health Information






37. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






40. Outward






41. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






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






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






47. What are used to treat dry eyes?






48. Glaucoma causes...






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






50. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine