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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Drop






2. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






4. Downward and diagonally






5. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Inward






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






13. What lens material is the easiest to break?






14. The light sensitive part of the eye.






15. Dilators






16. 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.






17. Measurement of the form and curvature of the cornea.






18. Every _ Hour






19. What are plus lenses used to correct?






20. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






21. A lens with no power.






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






23. Protected health Information






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






25. 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.






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

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27. By mouth






28. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






29. 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.






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






31. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






32. 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?






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






34. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






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






38. Constrictors






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






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






44. Upward and inward






45. Upward and diagonally






46. Downward and inward






47. Right eye (OD)






48. Glaucoma causes...






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






50. 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.