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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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


2. What does a tonometer measure?






3. 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.






4. Every _ Hour






5. Downward and diagonally






6. Upward and diagonally






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






8. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






11. Layers in the cornea






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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?






16. Dilators






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






18. Downward and inward






19. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






20. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






23. Glaucoma causes...






24. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






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






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






36. As needed






37. 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.






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






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






40. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






41. What are plus lenses used to correct?






42. Outward






43. Right eye (OD)






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






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






46. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






48. 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.






49. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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