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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surgical removal of the lens - usually replaced with a plastic intraocular lens.






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






3. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






5. Inward






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






7. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






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






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






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






12. Downward and inward






13. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. What does a tonometer measure?






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Constrictors






28. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






30. Right eye (OD)






31. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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


35. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






36. Drop






37. The light sensitive part of the eye.






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






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






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






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






42. What lens material is the easiest to break?






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






44. Layers in the cornea






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






46. Protected health Information






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






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






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






50. The two main types of filing systems.