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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Computer-assisted method of mapping the surface curvature of the cornea.






2. At bedtime






3. Constrictors






4. Downward and diagonally






5. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






8. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






10. The smallest unit of lens measure.






11. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






14. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






16. Drop






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






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






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






20. Provide a bigger field of vision.






21. 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?






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






23. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






25. Protected health Information






26. The light sensitive part of the eye.






27. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Dilators






34. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






35. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






38. Layers in the cornea






39. The two main types of filing systems.






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






41. Inward






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






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






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






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






46. Outward






47. By mouth






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






49. Right eye (OD)






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