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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Transparent covering of the eye that lies between the eyelid and front of the eye.






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






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






4. What lens material is the easiest to break?






5. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






8. By mouth






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






10. Dilators






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






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






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






14. As needed






15. What are plus lenses used to correct?






16. Outward






17. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






18. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






19. Downward and diagonally






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






21. A topical anesthetic.






22. Drop






23. Inward






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. At bedtime






32. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






33. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






36. Right eye (OD)






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






38. The ability to maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes creating a single visual image.






39. 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.






40. Upward and diagonally






41. A paralysis of the ciliary muscle - so accommodation can't occur.






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






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






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






45. The procedure using ultraviolet radiation from a laser to remove tissue.






46. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






48. 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?






49. Constrictors






50. Provide a bigger field of vision.