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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






2. As needed






3. Drop






4. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Provide a bigger field of vision.






23. 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.






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






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






26. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






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






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






31. Downward and inward






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






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






34. Protected health Information






35. What are used to treat dry eyes?






36. Layers in the cornea






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






38. What lens material is the easiest to break?






39. A lens with no power.






40. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






43. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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

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






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






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






48. The two main types of filing systems.






49. By mouth






50. The smallest unit of lens measure.