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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward including that which is seen with peripheral vision.






2. At bedtime






3. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






4. Downward and diagonally






5. 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.






6. Glaucoma causes...






7. The two main types of filing systems.






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






9. 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.






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






11. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. As needed






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






18. Drop






19. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






20. Layers in the cornea






21. An ophthalmic stain - available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic dye.






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






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






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






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






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






27. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






36. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






39. Right eye (OD)






40. 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.






41. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






43. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






46. Outward






47. Downward and inward






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






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






50. Protected health Information