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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Layers in the cornea






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






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






4. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






5. 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.






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






7. 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?






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






9. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






11. Dilators






12. Protected health Information






13. Downward and diagonally






14. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






15. Upward and diagonally






16. Inward






17. By mouth






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. The two main types of filing systems.






24. Provide a bigger field of vision.






25. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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






37. The smallest unit of lens measure.






38. Downward and inward






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






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






42. Drop






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






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






45. Outward






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.