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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






4. Outward






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Dilators






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






15. Provide a bigger field of vision.






16. Upward and inward






17. Upward and diagonally






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






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






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






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






22. The smallest unit of lens measure.






23. What does a tonometer measure?






24. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






25. 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.






26. Constrictors






27. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






29. The distance from the back surface of the lens to the front of the eye.






30. Drop






31. Protected health Information






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






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






34. 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.






35. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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 chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.






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






39. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






41. Every _ Hour






42. 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.






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






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

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45. Downward and inward






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






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






48. Inward






49. A topical anesthetic.






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