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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. Outward






4. Glaucoma causes...






5. Downward and inward






6. The light sensitive part of the eye.






7. A lens with no power.






8. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






10. Every _ Hour






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






12. Upward and diagonally






13. Constrictors






14. A topical anesthetic.






15. The smallest unit of lens measure.






16. 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.






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






18. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






20. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






22. Provide a bigger field of vision.






23. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






26. Inward






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






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

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29. 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?






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






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






32. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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






37. What lens material is the easiest to break?






38. As needed






39. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






40. Downward and diagonally






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






44. Drop






45. By mouth






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. Right eye (OD)






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