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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dilators






2. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






4. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A lens with no power.






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






14. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






17. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






19. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






21. 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?






22. Right eye (OD)






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






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






26. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






29. Protected health Information






30. Layers in the cornea






31. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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

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






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






36. As needed






37. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






39. Upward and diagonally






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






41. Drop






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






43. The two main types of filing systems.






44. Inward






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






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






47. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






49. Constrictors






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