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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






4. A lens with no power.






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






6. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






7. 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.






8. Right eye (OD)






9. 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.






10. Upward and diagonally






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






12. Constrictors






13. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






14. 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.






15. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






18. Dilators






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






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






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. Drop






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






24. Downward and inward






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






26. As needed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes creating a single visual image.






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






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






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






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






40. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Protected health Information






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.