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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






4. At bedtime






5. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






7. The light sensitive part of the eye.






8. Constrictors






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






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






11. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






19. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






21. Drop






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






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






24. A lens with no power.






25. 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.






26. 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?






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






35. Upward and inward






36. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






37. As needed






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






39. The smallest unit of lens measure.






40. 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.






41. The two main types of filing systems.






42. 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.






43. What lens material is the easiest to break?






44. Every _ Hour






45. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






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






50. Right eye (OD)






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