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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Controls the focusing power of the eye by changing the shape of the lens.






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






3. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






4. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






6. Layers in the cornea






7. 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?






8. A topical anesthetic.






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






10. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






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






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






15. 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.






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. Every _ Hour






18. Provide a bigger field of vision.






19. Downward and inward






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






21. A lens with no power.






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






23. What are used to treat dry eyes?






24. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What does a tonometer measure?






32. Drop






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






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






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






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






37. Protected health Information






38. Upward and inward






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






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






41. At bedtime






42. Downward and diagonally






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






44. 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.






45. By mouth






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






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

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48. Glaucoma causes...






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






50. What lens material is the easiest to break?