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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






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






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






4. What does a tonometer measure?






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Every _ Hour






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






11. Outward






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






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






14. Dilators






15. Layers in the cornea






16. 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.






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






18. The two main types of filing systems.






19. Right eye (OD)






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






21. Constrictors






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. A lens with no power.






28. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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

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31. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Inward






40. By mouth






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






42. Downward and diagonally






43. What lens material is the easiest to break?






44. Upward and inward






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






46. Protected health Information






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






48. The light sensitive part of the eye.






49. A topical anesthetic.






50. What are plus lenses used to correct?