CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

The ______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the eyelids CORRECT ANSWER Bulbar conjunctiva & Palpebral conjunctiva The ______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye CORRECT ANSWER Ciliary The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the: CORRECT ANSWER Crystalline Lens The _________ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the lens CORRECT ANSWER Posterior Chamber The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is used for daytime and color vision is called the: CORRECT ANSWER Fovea centralis The thick jelly-like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens is called the: CORRECT ANSWER Vitreous humor Each eye has how many muscles to assist in ocular movement? CORRECT ANSWER Six The area of the retina responsible for seeing detail is the: CORRECT ANSWER Macula The area that is located behind the cornea and in front of the iris is the: CORRECT ANSWER Anterior Chamber Which of the following is the ability of the eye to focus objects at varying distances? CORRECT ANSWER Accommodation What is the most commonly used ophthalmic dye which is available in liquid form or impregnated on dry, paper filter strips? CORRECT ANSWER Sodium Fluorescein What is the therapeutic drug used to reduce inflammation? CORRECT ANSWER Corticosteroids The optic nerve is damaged from increased intraocular pressure CORRECT ANSWER Glaucoma These are caused by mechanical simulation of nerves in the retina CORRECT ANSWER Flashes