Certified Paraoptometric - Questions With Comprehensive Solutions

Certified Paraoptometric - Questions With
Comprehensive Solutions

What does a pachymeter measure?
A. Pressure in the Eye
B. Thickness of the Cornea
C. Refractive power of the eye
D. Curvature of the cornea Correct Answer - B. Thickness of the Cornea

What is the distance from the back surface of the lens to the front of the eye?
A. Pupillary Distance
B. Vertex Distance
C. Face Form
D. Pantoscopic Distance Correct Answer - B. Vertex Distance

T or F
Replacement of the crystalline lens with an intraocular lens creates a
condition called pseudophakia? Correct Answer - True

What is using certified electronic health records to improve quality and
efficiency of health care and maintain privacy of the patients health
information called?
A. Meaningful Use
B. Health Information Technology (HIT)
C. Interportability
D. Health Information Exchange (HIE) Correct Answer - A. Meaningful Use

What provides the major refractive power of the eye?
A. Cornea
B. Crystalline Lens
C. Retina
D. Optic Nerve Correct Answer - A. Cornea

What uses the patients responses to determine the best lens correction?
A. Objective Refraction
B. Subjective Refraction
C. Autofraction
D. Retinoscopy Correct Answer - B. Subjective Refraction

,Which drug stimulates the iris dilator muscle, causing the pupil to dilate?
A. Cycloplegic
B. Mydriatic
C. Anesthetic
D. Therapeutic Correct Answer - B. Mydriatic

What is an electronic record of patient health information generated by
encounters at one particular delivery setting?
A. Electronic Medical Record
B. Electronic Health Record
C. Operating System
D. Networking Correct Answer - A. Electronic Medical Record

What are used to treat dry eyes?
A. Artificial Tears
B. Lubricants
C. Anesthetic Drugs
D. A and B Correct Answer - D. A and B

What are the two main types of filing systems?
A. Numerical and Computerized
B. Numerical and Chronological
C. Numerical and Alphabetical
D. None of the Above Correct Answer - C. Numerical and Alphabetical

What happens when someone is diagnosed with keratoconous?
A. The retina pulls away from the eyelid
B. The cornea thins and bulges forward
C. The clear transparent tissue of the eye is torn
D. The eyelid becomes inflamed Correct Answer - B. The cornea thins and
bulges forward

The point on a manometer at which the first clear sound of two consecutive
beats is heard is known as _____?
A. Pulse Rate
B. Diastolic Pressure
C. Venous Pressure
D. Systolic Pressure Correct Answer - D. Systolic Pressure

, What is the measure of the finest detail the eye may detect?
A. Keratometry
B. Visual Field
C. Visual Acuity
D. Retinoscopy Correct Answer - C. Visual Acuity

Which of the following may not be a triage question?
A. What kind of problem are you having?
B. What medications are you on?
C. How long have the symptoms been going on?
D. Does it affect your vision? Correct Answer - B. What medications are
you on?

What is the system that provides quantitative information about finances?
A. Accounting
B. Assets
C. Business Plan
D. E-Commerce Correct Answer - A. Accounting

What is the laser based, non contact, technique that is capable of obtaining
high resolution retina images?
A. Biomicroscopy
B. Tomography Advantage
C. Pachymetry
D. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Correct Answer - D. Optical
Coherence Tomography (OCT)

What is Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)?
A. Photograph of the back of the eye
B. Laser-based, non contact, non invasive imaging technique
C. Measurement of thousands of points within 3mm of the optic zone
D. Measurement of the sensitivity to light Correct Answer - B. Laser-based,
non contact, non invasive imaging technique

What is the portion of the optic nerve that is formed by the meeting of all the
retinal nerve fibers called?
A. Optic Cup
B. Fovea Centralis