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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. A topical anesthetic.






2. 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.






3. What are plus lenses used to correct?






4. By mouth






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






12. Right eye (OD)






13. 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.






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






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






16. Drop






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






18. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






21. 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.






22. Upward and diagonally






23. At bedtime






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






25. Inward






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






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

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






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






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






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






32. What does a tonometer measure?






33. Upward and inward






34. Constrictors






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






36. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






38. 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.






39. Protected health Information






40. Glaucoma causes...






41. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






42. Downward and inward






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






44. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






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






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






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