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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A paralysis of the ciliary muscle - so accommodation can't occur.






2. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






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






7. Dilators






8. At bedtime






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






12. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






16. What lens material is the easiest to break?






17. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






19. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






22. 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?






23. Right eye (OD)






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






25. 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.






26. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






28. Upward and diagonally






29. A topical anesthetic.






30. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






31. Inward






32. A lens with no power.






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Drop






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






41. Glaucoma causes...






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






43. Every _ Hour






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






45. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






47. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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