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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine






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






8. Outward






9. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






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






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






14. The two main types of filing systems.






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






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






18. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






20. Upward and inward






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






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






23. Downward and diagonally






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






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






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






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






28. Provide a bigger field of vision.






29. Protected health Information






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






31. 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.






32. At bedtime






33. Right eye (OD)






34. Drop






35. 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.






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






37. A lens with no power.






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






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






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






47. Constrictors






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






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






50. Dilators