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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A complication of diabetes - progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina.






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






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






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






5. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. At bedtime






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






12. 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.






13. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






16. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






18. A lens with no power.






19. As needed






20. 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.






21. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






22. Upward and diagonally






23. What does a tonometer measure?






24. By mouth






25. 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.






26. A topical anesthetic.






27. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






29. Downward and inward






30. The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.






31. 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.






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






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






34. Constrictors






35. 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.






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






37. Downward and diagonally






38. Its purpose: Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage - improve access to long-term care services and coverage - to simplify administrative care.






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






40. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






43. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






44. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






45. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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

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