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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging...






2. Protected health Information






3. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






6. The light sensitive part of the eye.






7. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






8. Downward and inward






9. 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.






10. A topical anesthetic.






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






12. The smallest unit of lens measure.






13. Drop






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. As needed






24. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






25. 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.






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






27. Right eye (OD)






28. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






32. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






34. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






35. At bedtime






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Dilators






46. Outward






47. 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.






48. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






50. Constrictors