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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. Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.






4. Dilators






5. 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.






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






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






8. By mouth






9. Inward






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






11. What does a tonometer measure?






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A lens with no power.






18. Upward and inward






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






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






21. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






22. 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.






23. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






37. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






38. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






41. Outward






42. What are plus lenses used to correct?






43. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






44. What lens material is the easiest to break?






45. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






47. Layers in the cornea






48. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






49. Right eye (OD)






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