CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM,

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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM,

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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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