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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Inward






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






16. The smallest unit of lens measure.






17. Upward and inward






18. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






29. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






30. Drop






31. Dilators






32. 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.






33. Downward and inward






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






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






36. Downward and diagonally






37. A topical anesthetic.






38. 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.






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






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






41. Transparent covering of the eye that lies between the eyelid and front of the eye.






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






47. The light sensitive part of the eye.






48. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






49. 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.






50. Constrictors