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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A complication of diabetes - progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. What lens material is the easiest to break?






6. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






7. Layers in the cornea






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






9. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






12. Every _ Hour






13. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






16. What does a tonometer measure?






17. Drop






18. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






22. What is the frame height - the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known as?

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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Dilators






30. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






33. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






49. 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?






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