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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.






2. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






15. Outward






16. Protected health Information






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






18. 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.






19. Inward






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






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






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






23. Downward and diagonally






24. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






27. Downward and inward






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






29. 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.






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






31. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






33. What lens material is the easiest to break?






34. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






35. Every _ Hour






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






37. At bedtime






38. What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?






39. 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.






40. Upward and inward






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






43. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






46. Drop






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






48. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






50. 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.