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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






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






3. As needed






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






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






6. The two main types of filing systems.






7. What are plus lenses used to correct?






8. By mouth






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






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






11. Every _ Hour






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






13. Upward and diagonally






14. 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.






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






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






17. At bedtime






18. What does a tonometer measure?






19. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Upward and inward






25. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






29. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






30. Glaucoma causes...






31. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






32. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






33. Constrictors






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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?






39. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






40. 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.






41. Inward






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






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






44. Downward and diagonally






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






46. Drop






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






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






49. 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.






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