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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva.






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






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






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






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






6. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






7. What provides the major refractive power 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. Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to...






10. Outward






11. Dilators






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. What does a tonometer measure?






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






21. Right eye (OD)






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






23. 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.






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






25. Inward






26. Upward and diagonally






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






28. What lens material is the easiest to break?






29. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






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






33. Downward and inward






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






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






36. What are used to treat dry eyes?






37. Drop






38. 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.






39. Constrictors






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






41. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






43. Every _ Hour






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






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






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






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






48. At bedtime






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






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