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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. The distance between the center of the pupil of each eye.






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






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






9. 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.






10. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






11. 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.






12. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






13. Upward and inward






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






15. Drop






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






17. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






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






22. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






23. Inward






24. Constrictors






25. 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?






26. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






27. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






29. A test that allows a doctor to see inside the back of the eye and other structures using a magnifying instrument and a light source.






30. Downward and diagonally






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






32. 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.






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






34. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






35. The two main types of filing systems.






36. What are plus lenses used to correct?






37. Upward and diagonally






38. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






44. Protected health Information






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






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






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






48. The smallest unit of lens measure.






49. Dilators






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