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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






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






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






6. Constrictors






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Outward






10. As needed






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






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






13. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






14. Upward and diagonally






15. 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.






16. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






20. 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?






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






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






23. Downward and diagonally






24. Upward and inward






25. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






26. At bedtime






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






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






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






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






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






32. Protected health Information






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






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






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


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






37. What are used to treat dry eyes?






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. A topical anesthetic.






44. Dilators






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






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






47. 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.






48. Downward and inward






49. Every _ Hour






50. 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.