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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






4. Dilators






5. The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.






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






7. Outward






8. Glaucoma causes...






9. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. Upward and diagonally






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. By mouth






22. What lens material is the easiest to break?






23. Layers in the cornea






24. Right eye (OD)






25. A topical anesthetic.






26. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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. 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.






30. Downward and diagonally






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






32. Upward and inward






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. As needed






43. What are plus lenses used to correct?






44. The light sensitive part of the eye.






45. Every _ Hour






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






47. 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.






48. Swelling or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids or Conjunctiva.






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






50. 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.