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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






2. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






4. Glaucoma causes...






5. 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?






6. What does a tonometer measure?






7. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






11. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






12. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






13. The two main types of filing systems.






14. Upward and inward






15. Upward and diagonally






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






17. What are used to treat dry eyes?






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Protected health Information






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Downward and inward






33. By mouth






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






37. Outward






38. As needed






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






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






41. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






49. Constrictors






50. Inward