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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






2. Outward






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






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






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






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






7. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






9. Provide a bigger field of vision.






10. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






13. The light sensitive part of the eye.






14. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Dilators






23. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






26. By mouth






27. Protected health Information






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. 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.






30. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






33. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. Inward






39. 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.






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






41. As needed






42. 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?






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






44. A lens with no power.






45. At bedtime






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






47. 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.






48. Downward and diagonally






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






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