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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Dilators






2. The two main types of filing systems.






3. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






4. As needed






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






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






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






8. Downward and inward






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






10. Every _ Hour






11. Layers in the cornea






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






13. 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.






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






15. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. A lens with no power.






34. Glaucoma causes...






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






36. Upward and diagonally






37. 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.






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






39. The smallest unit of lens measure.






40. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






42. Downward and diagonally






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






44. Protected health Information






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






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

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






48. What does a tonometer measure?






49. A topical anesthetic.






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







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