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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 two main types of filing systems.






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






4. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






5. A lens with no power.






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






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






8. Layers in the cornea






9. Every _ Hour






10. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






12. Glaucoma causes...






13. What are used to treat dry eyes?






14. Inward






15. Downward and inward






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






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






18. Outward






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






20. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






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. Measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea.






25. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






28. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






30. 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.






31. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






38. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






39. Protected health Information






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. At bedtime






45. Upward and inward






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






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


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






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






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