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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Downward and inward






2. Every _ Hour






3. Dilators






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






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






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






7. The smallest unit of lens measure.






8. The light sensitive part of the eye.






9. Glaucoma causes...






10. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. The creation of a photograph of the interior surface of the 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. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






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






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






23. A lens with no power.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Upward and diagonally






28. 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.






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






30. Upward and inward






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. A topical anesthetic.






40. Downward and diagonally






41. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






42. At bedtime






43. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Right eye (OD)






50. As needed