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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At bedtime






2. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






5. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






7. 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?






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






12. A topical anesthetic.






13. Every _ Hour






14. Constrictors






15. Upward and diagonally






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






17. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






20. Inward






21. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






24. 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.






25. Outward






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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

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39. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






42. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






43. Layers in the cornea






44. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






45. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






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






50. The smallest unit of lens measure.