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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






2. A lens with no power.






3. 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.






4. An ophthalmic stain - available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic dye.






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






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






7. 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.






8. Inward






9. A group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in the vision loss and blindness. It occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises.






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






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






12. Dilators






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






14. Layers in the cornea






15. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






17. The light sensitive part of the eye.






18. Drop






19. By mouth






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






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






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






23. What does a tonometer measure?






24. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. The two main types of filing systems.






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






32. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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

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






35. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






36. 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?






37. Protected health Information






38. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






45. Outward






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






47. At bedtime






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






49. 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.






50. 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.