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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inward






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






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


4. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






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






9. Downward and diagonally






10. The light sensitive part of the eye.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. By mouth






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






18. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






20. 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.






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






22. Layers in the cornea






23. Outward






24. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






26. Upward and inward






27. The two main types of filing systems.






28. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






33. Every _ Hour






34. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What lens material is the easiest to break?






44. 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.






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






46. Associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.






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






48. Constrictors






49. Glaucoma causes...






50. A lens with no power.