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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. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






4. 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.






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






6. A topical anesthetic.






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






8. As needed






9. What are used to treat dry eyes?






10. Glaucoma causes...






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






12. Associated with aging and results in damaging sharp and central vision.






13. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






14. Drop






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






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






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






18. A lens with no power.






19. Every _ Hour






20. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Downward and inward






32. What are plus lenses used to correct?






33. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






36. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






37. Constrictors






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Provide a bigger field of vision.






49. Upward and diagonally






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