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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






2. 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?






3. As needed






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






5. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






6. 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.






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






8. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






10. Glaucoma causes...






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






12. Upward and diagonally






13. The two main types of filing systems.






14. Dilators






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






23. The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.






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






25. Downward and diagonally






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






27. A lens with no power.






28. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






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






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






34. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






36. A layer located behind the retina and absorbs unused radiation.






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






38. Constrictors






39. Outward






40. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






44. A group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in the vision loss and blindness. It occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises.






45. Upward and inward






46. 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.






47. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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

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