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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. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Downward and inward






22. Inward






23. Layers in the cornea






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






25. At bedtime






26. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






27. 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.






28. What lens material is the easiest to break?






29. Upward and diagonally






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






31. A lens with no power.






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






33. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What are used to treat dry eyes?






41. What provides the major refractive power of the eye?






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






43. Outward






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






45. The light sensitive part of the eye.






46. What does a tonometer measure?






47. Dilators






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






49. Protected health Information






50. Constrictors