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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the urgency of the systems.






2. Layers in the cornea






3. By mouth






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






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






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






8. 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.






9. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






10. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






17. Drop






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






19. 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.






20. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






23. A lens with no power.






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






25. 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.






26. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






29. The smallest unit of lens measure.






30. What are plus lenses used to correct?






31. Outward






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






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






34. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






36. Downward and diagonally






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






38. Dilators






39. 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.






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






41. Right eye (OD)






42. The two main types of filing systems.






43. Downward and inward






44. At bedtime






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






46. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






47. Every _ Hour






48. A topical anesthetic.






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






50. 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.