Certified Paraoptometric Study Guide 2023 with complete
solution
Ophthalmoscopy
The Examination of the inside of the eye.
Vertex distance
The distance from the back surface of the lens to the front of the eye.
Fundus
The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.
Turn the eye downward
What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?
Sub conjunctival hemorrhage
A broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva.
What does a lensometer measure?
Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.
Aspheric lenses provide a smaller field of vision.
False
Visual acuity
The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.
Corneal Edema
When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.
Snellen Chart
The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.
0.25 D
The smallest unit of lens measure.
Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?
Spherical
What lens material is the easiest to break?
Glass
Trivex
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
Two instruments are used to test patient blood pressure.
Conventional daily wear lenses
One type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to sleep.
Macula
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision.
Optic Disc
The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.
Photoablation
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?
Bridge
Monovision
, Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia.
Phoropter
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle
correction.
What does a tonometer measure?
Pressure in the eye.
Proparacaine
A topical anesthetic.
What are used to treat dry eyes?
Artificial Tears and Lubricants
Five
Layers in the cornea
Aqueous humor
Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Retina
The light sensitive part of the eye.
Rods are the photoreceptors that provide color vision.
False
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye.
True
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy.
True
What is the purpose of HIPPA.
Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage, improve access to
long-term care services and coverage, to simplify administrative care.
PHI
Protected health Information
Numerical and Alphabetical
The two main types of filing systems.
Telephone
The lifeline into and out of the practice.
Immediately have them come in to the office
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?
Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging UV light indoors and outdoors.
True
Triage
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the
urgency of the systems.
Plano
A lens with no power.
Sodium Fluorescein
An ophthalmic stain, available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic
dye.
Laser-based, non contact, noon invasive imaging technique.
solution
Ophthalmoscopy
The Examination of the inside of the eye.
Vertex distance
The distance from the back surface of the lens to the front of the eye.
Fundus
The interior portion of the eyeball that may be seen on ophthalmoscopy.
Turn the eye downward
What is the primary function of the inferior rectus muscle?
Sub conjunctival hemorrhage
A broken blood vessel between the sclera and conjunctiva.
What does a lensometer measure?
Back vertex power which includes sphere and cylinder power.
Aspheric lenses provide a smaller field of vision.
False
Visual acuity
The measure of the finest detail the eye may detect.
Corneal Edema
When water is retained and swelling occurs in the cornea.
Snellen Chart
The chart most often used to measure acuity at distance.
0.25 D
The smallest unit of lens measure.
Which type of lens will have the same power in all areas of the lens?
Spherical
What lens material is the easiest to break?
Glass
Trivex
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
Two instruments are used to test patient blood pressure.
Conventional daily wear lenses
One type of contact lens is applied after waking and removed before going to sleep.
Macula
The part of the retina responsible for sharp, clear vision.
Optic Disc
The portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all retinal nerve fibers.
Photoablation
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?
Bridge
Monovision
, Corrects one eye for distance and the other eye for near and can be used to correct
presbyopia.
Phoropter
The instrument that contains lenses and can be used to determine a spectacle
correction.
What does a tonometer measure?
Pressure in the eye.
Proparacaine
A topical anesthetic.
What are used to treat dry eyes?
Artificial Tears and Lubricants
Five
Layers in the cornea
Aqueous humor
Provides nutrients for the lens and posterior cornea.
Retina
The light sensitive part of the eye.
Rods are the photoreceptors that provide color vision.
False
Glaucoma causes damage to the eye.
True
Diabetic patients may have vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy.
True
What is the purpose of HIPPA.
Improve the portability and continuity of health insurance overage, improve access to
long-term care services and coverage, to simplify administrative care.
PHI
Protected health Information
Numerical and Alphabetical
The two main types of filing systems.
Telephone
The lifeline into and out of the practice.
Immediately have them come in to the office
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?
Ultraviolet Coating protect the eye from damaging UV light indoors and outdoors.
True
Triage
The system for sorting and assigning priorities for medical treatment based on the
urgency of the systems.
Plano
A lens with no power.
Sodium Fluorescein
An ophthalmic stain, available in liquid form and is the most commonly used ophthlmic
dye.
Laser-based, non contact, noon invasive imaging technique.
