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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward including that which is seen with peripheral vision.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A topical anesthetic.






8. Upward and inward






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






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






11. Outward






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






13. Protected health Information






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






15. 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.






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






17. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






19. At bedtime






20. Upward and diagonally






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






22. Glaucoma causes...






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






24. Every _ Hour






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






26. The smallest unit of lens measure.






27. Downward and inward






28. 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.






29. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






39. 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.






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






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

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






43. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Dilators