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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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






2. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






3. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






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






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






9. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






10. Inward






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






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






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






14. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






15. The light sensitive part of the eye.






16. The result of the refraction depends on the patient's ability to discern changes in clarity. This process relies on the cooperation of the Patient.






17. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. As needed






24. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






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






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






28. Outward






29. 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.






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






31. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. What are plus lenses used to correct?






38. 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.






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






40. By mouth






41. Upward and diagonally






42. Dilators






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. At bedtime






46. Upward and inward






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






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






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






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







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