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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






2. Right eye (OD)






3. Controls the focusing power of the eye by changing the shape of the lens.






4. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






8. Provide a bigger field of vision.






9. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






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


11. By mouth






12. A topical anesthetic.






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






14. Layers in the cornea






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






16. 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.






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






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






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. At bedtime






21. The light sensitive part of the eye.






22. 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.






23. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






24. Protected health Information






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






26. Outward






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






28. Dilators






29. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






32. A lens with no power.






33. Every _ Hour






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. What are plus lenses used to correct?






39. As needed






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






41. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






42. Drop






43. 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.






44. The two main types of filing systems.






45. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






48. 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.






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






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