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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Constrictors






2. Glaucoma causes...






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






4. Dilators






5. Inward






6. Downward and inward






7. Outward






8. The smallest unit of lens measure.






9. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






11. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






12. Drop






13. The two main types of filing systems.






14. Layers in the cornea






15. A lens with no power.






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






17. Protected health Information






18. Downward and diagonally






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






20. By mouth






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






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






23. Provide a bigger field of vision.






24. At bedtime






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






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






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






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






30. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






32. As needed






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






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


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






36. Upward and inward






37. Upward and diagonally






38. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






39. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. The creation of a photograph of the interior surface 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. The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.






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






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