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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






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






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






4. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






5. A topical anesthetic.






6. 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.






7. Outward






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






9. Glaucoma causes...






10. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






11. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






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






16. Upward and diagonally






17. Protected health Information






18. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






20. A lens with no power.






21. Drop






22. Right eye (OD)






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






24. 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.






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






26. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






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






31. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Inward






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






38. 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.






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






40. Upward and inward






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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?






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






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






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






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






49. At bedtime






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