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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. The two main types of filing systems.






2. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






7. Drop






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






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






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






15. At bedtime






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Downward and inward






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






22. Outward






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






27. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






29. 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.






30. By mouth






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






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






33. Glaucoma causes...






34. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






37. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






39. Downward and diagonally






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






41. Upward and diagonally






42. 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.






43. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






45. 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.






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






47. A topical anesthetic.






48. Layers in the cornea






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






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







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