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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Upward and diagonally






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






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






4. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






6. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






8. The two main types of filing systems.






9. 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.






10. Outward






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






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






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






14. Protected health Information






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






16. The smallest unit of lens measure.






17. 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.






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


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






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






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






22. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






29. Upward and inward






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






31. Inward






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






33. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






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






38. Downward and diagonally






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






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






43. 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.






44. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






46. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






47. 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?






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






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