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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.






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






3. Drop






4. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






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


7. Downward and diagonally






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






9. Downward and inward






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






11. Layers in the cornea






12. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






13. 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.






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






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






16. Every _ Hour






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






18. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. At bedtime






26. 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.






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






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






29. Constrictors






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






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






32. As needed






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






34. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






36. 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.






37. A test that measures the pressure inside your eye - which is called intraocular pressure.






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






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






40. Outward






41. What lens material is the easiest to break?






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. The two main types of filing systems.






48. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






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






50. 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.