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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Outward






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






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






4. By mouth






5. A topical anesthetic.






6. Downward and inward






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Inward






17. As needed






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






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






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






21. Downward and diagonally






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. Upward and inward






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






26. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






27. Right eye (OD)






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






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






30. Layers in the cornea






31. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






33. A lens with no power.






34. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






41. Dilators






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






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






44. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






46. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






48. At bedtime






49. Upward and diagonally






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






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