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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Downward and inward






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






12. 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.






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






14. A lens with no power.






15. By mouth






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






17. Inward






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






19. Drop






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






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






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

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23. The smallest unit of lens measure.






24. Glaucoma causes...






25. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






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






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






30. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






31. 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.






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






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






34. Every _ Hour






35. Dilators






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






37. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






38. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






40. Downward and diagonally






41. Outward






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






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






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






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






46. Constrictors






47. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






48. What are plus lenses used to correct?






49. Upward and inward






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