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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Outward






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






3. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






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






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






9. The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward including that which is seen with peripheral vision.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






19. A lens with no power.






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






21. Provide a bigger field of vision.






22. 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.






23. As needed






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Every _ Hour






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






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






31. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






32. What are used to treat dry eyes?






33. Protected health Information






34. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






36. Upward and inward






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






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






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


40. 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?






41. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






42. 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.






43. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






44. Inward






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






46. By mouth






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






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






49. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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