Certified Paraoptometric
Ophthalmoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER-The Examination of the inside of the
eye.
Vertex distance - CORRECT ANSWER-The distance from the back surface of
the lens to the front of the eye.
Fundus - CORRECT ANSWER-The interior portion of the eyeball that may be
seen on ophthalmoscopy.
Turn the eye downward - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the primary function of
the inferior rectus muscle?
Sub conjunctival hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER-A broken blood vessel
between the sclera and conjunctiva.
What does a lensometer measure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Back vertex power
which includes sphere and cylinder power.
Aspheric lenses provide a smaller field of vision. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Visual acuity - CORRECT ANSWER-The measure of the finest detail the eye
may detect.
Corneal Edema - CORRECT ANSWER-When water is retained and swelling
occurs in the cornea.
Snellen Chart - CORRECT ANSWER-The chart most often used to measure
acuity at distance.
0.25 D - CORRECT ANSWER-The smallest unit of lens measure.
Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Spherical
What lens material is the easiest to break? - CORRECT ANSWER-Glass
, Trivex - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope - CORRECT ANSWER-Two instruments
are used to test patient blood pressure.
Conventional daily wear lenses - CORRECT ANSWER-One type of contact lens
is applied after waking and removed before going to sleep.
Macula - CORRECT ANSWER-The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear
vision.
Optic Disc - CORRECT ANSWER-The portion of the optic nerve that is formed
by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.
Photoablation - CORRECT ANSWER-The procedure using ultraviolet radiation
from a laser to remove tissue.
What is the name for the part of the frame that connects the two eyewires? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Bridge
Monovision - CORRECT ANSWER-Corrects one eye for distance and the other
eye for near and can be used to correct presbyopia.
Phoropter - CORRECT ANSWER-The instrument that contains lenses and can
be used to determine a spectacle correction.
What does a tonometer measure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pressure in the eye.
What are used to treat dry eyes? - CORRECT ANSWER-Artificial Tears and
Lubricants
Five - CORRECT ANSWER-Layers in the cornea
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