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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.






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






3. Downward and inward






4. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






13. Layers in the cornea






14. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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

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16. By mouth






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






18. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






21. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






22. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






25. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






26. What does a tonometer measure?






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






28. Dilators






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Upward and diagonally






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






36. At bedtime






37. As needed






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






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






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






41. Upward and inward






42. Drop






43. Downward and diagonally






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






45. Every _ Hour






46. What lens material is the easiest to break?






47. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






50. A topical anesthetic.