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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. By mouth






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






4. What does a tonometer measure?






5. 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.






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






8. Upward and inward






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






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






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






12. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






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






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






16. Drop






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






18. The two main types of filing systems.






19. 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.






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






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






22. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Dilators






28. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






30. Upward and diagonally






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






32. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






36. At bedtime






37. What are plus lenses used to correct?






38. 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.






39. Right eye (OD)






40. Outward






41. Layers in the cornea






42. 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?






43. Protected health Information






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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