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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dilators






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






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






4. Upward and diagonally






5. The light sensitive part of the eye.






6. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






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






9. The two main types of filing systems.






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






11. Constrictors






12. What does a tonometer measure?






13. As needed






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Outward






19. Upward and inward






20. Protected health Information






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






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






23. A topical anesthetic.






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






25. 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.






26. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






27. What lens material is the easiest to break?






28. 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.






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






30. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






32. What's it called when the cornea thins and bulges forward?






33. Drop






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






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






36. 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.






37. Provide a bigger field of vision.






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






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






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






41. A mid-index lens material that is thinner than glass or CR-39 - free from distortion and aberration and able to be used as a safety lens.






42. Glaucoma causes...






43. Inward






44. A lens with no power.






45. Layers in the cornea






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






47. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






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






50. 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.