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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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1. 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.






2. At bedtime






3. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






5. 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.






6. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






7. What lens material is the easiest to break?






8. What are used to treat dry eyes?






9. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






12. The light sensitive part of the eye.






13. Downward and inward






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






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

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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Layers in the cornea






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






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






23. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






25. 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?






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






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






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






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






36. Every _ Hour






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






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






39. A topical anesthetic.






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






41. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






42. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. A lens with no power.






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






50. Protected health Information