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Certified Paraoptometric Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The nerve center of the eye where light is converted into an electrical signal that travels along the optic nerve to the brain.






2. The lifeline into and out of the practice.






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






4. What are used to treat dry eyes?






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






6. Layers in the cornea






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






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






9. Provide a bigger field of vision.






10. What are cycloplegic drugs used for?






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. Inward






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.






21. The smallest unit of lens measure.






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. What are plus lenses used to correct?






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






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






29. Tropicamide - Atropine - Scopolamine - Phenylephrine






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






31. The Examination of the inside of the eye.






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






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






34. If a patient claims to have pain in the ye but does not have any other symptoms - when do you schedule them for an appointment?






35. A lens with no power.






36. 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.






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






38. By mouth






39. A topical anesthetic.






40. Upward and inward






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






42. Right eye (OD)






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






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






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






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






47. Outward






48. Downward and inward






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






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