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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.






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






3. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






5. 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?






6. 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.






7. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






8. Provide a bigger field of vision.






9. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






10. The smallest unit of lens measure.






11. What lens material is the easiest to break?






12. Upward and inward






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






14. 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.






15. Increases visual acuity because it reduces internal lens reflections.






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






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






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






19. Layers in the cornea






20. Dilators






21. Protected health Information






22. A topical anesthetic.






23. Drop






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Inward






29. Glaucoma causes...






30. A lens with no power.






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






32. Upward and diagonally






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






34. Outward






35. What does a tonometer measure?






36. 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.






37. The two main types of filing systems.






38. Every _ Hour






39. At bedtime






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






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






42. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






43. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Right eye (OD)






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