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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Protected health Information






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






3. A topical anesthetic.






4. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






5. What does a tonometer measure?






6. A lens with no power.






7. 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?






8. Downward and inward






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






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






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






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






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






14. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






18. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






19. Drop






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






21. 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.






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






23. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






25. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






27. The two main types of filing systems.






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






29. At bedtime






30. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






31. Right eye (OD)






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. As needed






38. Outward






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






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






41. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






43. 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.






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






45. Upward and inward






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






47. What lens material is the easiest to break?






48. 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.






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






50. The Examination of the inside of the eye.