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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. The light sensitive part of the eye.






3. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






6. What are plus lenses used to correct?






7. Dilators






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






9. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






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






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






15. Inward






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






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






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






19. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






22. Constrictors






23. 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.






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






25. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






26. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






34. Upward and inward






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






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






37. Downward and inward






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






39. Upward and diagonally






40. The result of the refraction depends on the patient's ability to discern changes in clarity. This process relies on the cooperation of the Patient.






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






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






43. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






45. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






48. Layers in the cornea






49. Every _ Hour






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.