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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Controls the focusing power of the eye by changing the shape of the lens.






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






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






4. When the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain aren't working together properly. The eye itself may look normal - but it's not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye.






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






6. A lens with no power.






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






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






9. What does a tonometer measure?






10. As needed






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Outward






16. 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.






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






18. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






19. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






21. Dilators






22. Constrictors






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






29. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






32. Provide a bigger field of vision.






33. Downward and inward






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






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






36. The light sensitive part of the eye.






37. A topical anesthetic.






38. Upward and diagonally






39. Supplies most of the tears to the eye.






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






41. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






42. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






44. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






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






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






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






48. A group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in the vision loss and blindness. It occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises.






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






50. Proparacaine - Tetracaine - Cocaine