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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Layers in the cornea






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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

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20. What does a tonometer measure?






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






28. Constrictors






29. Every _ Hour






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






31. At bedtime






32. Outward






33. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






36. Downward and diagonally






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






38. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






41. Inward






42. Drop






43. A topical anesthetic.






44. Dilators






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






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






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






48. By mouth






49. 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.






50. Protected health Information