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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






3. 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.






4. A complication of diabetes - progressive damage to the blood vessels of the retina.






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






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






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






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






9. Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging...






10. Downward and inward






11. 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.






12. Glaucoma causes...






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






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






15. Drop






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

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






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






19. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






21. Inward






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






23. What lens material is the easiest to break?






24. As needed






25. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






26. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






27. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






28. Layers in the cornea






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Upward and inward






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






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






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






40. A topical anesthetic.






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






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






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. Dilators






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






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






47. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






50. What does a tonometer measure?