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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Laser-based - non contact - noon invasive imaging technique.






2. 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.






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






4. Provide a bigger field of vision.






5. Glaucoma causes...






6. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






7. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






8. The two main types of filing systems.






9. Its purpose: Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage - improve access to long-term care services and coverage - to simplify administrative care.






10. Downward and inward






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






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






13. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






14. Inward






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






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






17. 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.






18. Every _ Hour






19. 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.






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






21. Drop






22. By mouth






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






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

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






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






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






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






29. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






37. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






39. 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?






40. Upward and inward






41. 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.






42. What are plus lenses used to correct?






43. Protected health Information






44. Outward






45. Constrictors






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






47. Right eye (OD)






48. As needed






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






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