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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






2. Swelling or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids or Conjunctiva.






3. A topical anesthetic.






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






5. 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.






6. Is a clouding of the eye's lens and is the leading cause of blindness.






7. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






8. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






10. This is the pathway between the ye and the brain along which the signals produced by the retina travel to the brain.






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






12. Outward






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






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






15. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






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


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






18. 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.






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






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. 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?






22. Upward and inward






23. What does a tonometer measure?






24. What lens material is the easiest to break?






25. Constrictors






26. As needed






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






28. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






31. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






33. Right eye (OD)






34. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






36. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






37. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






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






42. Protected health Information






43. At bedtime






44. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. Dilators