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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. Downward and diagonally






2. Every _ Hour






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






4. By mouth






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






6. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






7. What are plus lenses used to correct?






8. The two main types of filing systems.






9. As needed






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






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






12. Outward






13. A lens with no power.






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






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






16. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






19. Inward






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






21. Layers in the cornea






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






23. Right eye (OD)






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






25. What are used to treat dry eyes?






26. Dilators






27. 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.






28. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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

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30. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






36. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






39. 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?






40. At bedtime






41. What lens material is the easiest to break?






42. Constrictors






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






47. What does a tonometer measure?






48. 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.






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






50. 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.