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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






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






12. Dilators






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






14. Right eye (OD)






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






16. 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.






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






18. Constrictors






19. What does a tonometer measure?






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






21. 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.






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






23. What are used to treat dry eyes?






24. Layers in the cornea






25. Downward and diagonally






26. What are plus lenses used to correct?






27. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






28. The light sensitive part of the eye.






29. The smallest unit of lens measure.






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. Downward and inward






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






37. Upward and inward






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






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






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






41. A topical anesthetic.






42. Provide a bigger field of vision.






43. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






44. By mouth






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






46. Drop






47. Upward and diagonally






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






49. 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.






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







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