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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the frame height - the most vertical dimension of the lens opening also known as?


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






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






4. 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.






5. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






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






10. Constrictors






11. Every _ Hour






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






13. By mouth






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






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






16. What are plus lenses used to correct?






17. What does a tonometer measure?






18. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






20. Dilators






21. 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.






22. As needed






23. 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?






24. Upward and diagonally






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






26. 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.






27. Drop






28. Protected health Information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






41. Layers in the cornea






42. The two main types of filing systems.






43. Glaucoma causes...






44. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






48. Downward and diagonally






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






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