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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A layer located behind the retina and absorbs unused radiation.






2. Downward and inward






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






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






5. 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.






6. The smallest unit of lens measure.






7. Dilators






8. 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.






9. Downward and diagonally






10. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Inward






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






21. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






25. A lens with no power.






26. Constrictors






27. The two main types of filing systems.






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






29. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






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






31. As needed






32. 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?






33. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






35. Upward and inward






36. 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.






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






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. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Glaucoma causes...






48. 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.






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






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