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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






2. 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?






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






4. The light sensitive part of the eye.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






10. A topical anesthetic.






11. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






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






16. Downward and diagonally






17. 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.






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






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






20. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






23. Downward and inward






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






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






26. Upward and diagonally






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






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






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






30. Right eye (OD)






31. A lens with no power.






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






33. Layers in the cornea






34. 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.






35. By mouth






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






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






38. The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.






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






40. Upward and inward






41. Glaucoma causes...






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






43. As needed






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






45. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






48. Outward






49. At bedtime






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