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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM,
PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused theoretically behind the eye resulting in blurry vision called? - ANSWER- Hyperopia
When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a stye, is a/an ______. - ANSWER- Hordeolum
An instrument that can obtain an estimate of the patient's prescription without the patient's response is called a/an _______. - ANSWER- Retinoscope
A small lump on the eyelid is called a ______. - ANSWER- Chalazion
Papill (root word) - ANSWER- Optic nerve head
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What is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused before the retina resulting in blurry distant vision called? - ANSWER- Myopia
Chrom (root word) - ANSWER- Color
Opthalmic medical personnel cannot do what? - ANSWER- Offer medical diagnosis
The term that represents how well the two eyes work together is known as ______. - ANSWER- Binocular vision
Ab- - ANSWER- Away
An instrument that gives the examiner a magnified view of the structures of the eye - particularly the front structures of the eye
- is called a/an ______. - ANSWER- Biomicroscope
What is the condition called that is caused by advancing age which causes the central area of vision to break down? - ANSWER- Macular degeneration
The ability of the eyes to focus on objects from distance to near is called ______. - ANSWER- Accommodation 2 / 4
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Ex- - ANSWER- Away from, out of
The area of the macula where visual acuity is the sharpest and is used for daytime and color vision is called the _____. - ANSWER- Fovea centralis
What is the measurement from edge to edge of the lens at the widest point called? - ANSWER- Overall diameter
Ad- - ANSWER- to, toward
A person who collects patient data, administers tests of the patients visual capabilities, and assists in office management would be best described as a/an ______. - ANSWER- Paraoptemetric
What is the loss of ability to see clearly at near called? - ANSWER- Presbyopia
Which instrument allows close examination of the lids and lashes? - ANSWER- Biomicroscope
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The area in space that is visible to the eye is called _______. - ANSWER- Visual field
Blephar (root word) - ANSWER- Eyelid
The letters that are often the most used to measure visual acuity are called _____ letters. - ANSWER- Snellen
The cornea changes to an irregular cone shape. - ANSWER- Keratoconus
Alternating esotropia is a condition in which _____. - ANSWER- The patient fixates with only one eye while the other eye turns in.
The thick jelly-like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens is called the ______. - ANSWER- Vitreous humor
What is a nonspecific term that means the patient has a refractive condition called? - ANSWER- Ametropia
The condition that causes fragile blood vessels on the retina to leak or break. - ANSWER- Diabetic retinopathy
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