CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
fovea centralis ANSW✅✅area of the macula where visual Acuity is the sharpest and is used for
daytime and color vision
vitreous humor ANSW✅✅thick jelly like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens
6 ANSW✅✅how many muscles in ocular movement
macula ANSW✅✅area of the retina responsible for seeing detail
itis ANSW✅✅inflammation
Opia ANSW✅✅Vision condition
pathy ANSW✅✅disease
papill (root word) ANSW✅✅optic nerve head
chrom (root word) ANSW✅✅color
ab ANSW✅✅away
ex ANSW✅✅away from, out of
ad ANSW✅✅to, toward
blephar (root word) ANSW✅✅eyelid
, osis ANSW✅✅abnormal condition
pseudophakia ANSW✅✅term used for aphakic correction after a lens implant
aphakia ANSW✅✅absence of the crystalline lens
edema ANSW✅✅swelling of the tissues due to fluid influx
sphincter ANSW✅✅a ring-like band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural
orifice
radiuscope ANSW✅✅an instrument that measures the curvature of a contact lens
confrontation fields ANSW✅✅technique used to screen for visual field defects using the fingers of
The Examiner
asepsis ANSW✅✅practice to reduce or eliminate contaminants from entering the operative field
in surgery or medicine to prevent infection
limbus ANSW✅✅area of the eye dividing the cornea from the sclera
anterior chamber ANSW✅✅area located behind the cornea and in front of the iris
accommodation ANSW✅✅the ability of the eye to focus on objects at varying distances
sodium fluorescein ANSW✅✅most commonly used ophthalmic dye which is available in liquid
form or impregnated on dry paper filter strips
corticosteroids ANSW✅✅therapeutic drug to reduce inflammation
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
fovea centralis ANSW✅✅area of the macula where visual Acuity is the sharpest and is used for
daytime and color vision
vitreous humor ANSW✅✅thick jelly like substance that fills the eyeball behind the lens
6 ANSW✅✅how many muscles in ocular movement
macula ANSW✅✅area of the retina responsible for seeing detail
itis ANSW✅✅inflammation
Opia ANSW✅✅Vision condition
pathy ANSW✅✅disease
papill (root word) ANSW✅✅optic nerve head
chrom (root word) ANSW✅✅color
ab ANSW✅✅away
ex ANSW✅✅away from, out of
ad ANSW✅✅to, toward
blephar (root word) ANSW✅✅eyelid
, osis ANSW✅✅abnormal condition
pseudophakia ANSW✅✅term used for aphakic correction after a lens implant
aphakia ANSW✅✅absence of the crystalline lens
edema ANSW✅✅swelling of the tissues due to fluid influx
sphincter ANSW✅✅a ring-like band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural
orifice
radiuscope ANSW✅✅an instrument that measures the curvature of a contact lens
confrontation fields ANSW✅✅technique used to screen for visual field defects using the fingers of
The Examiner
asepsis ANSW✅✅practice to reduce or eliminate contaminants from entering the operative field
in surgery or medicine to prevent infection
limbus ANSW✅✅area of the eye dividing the cornea from the sclera
anterior chamber ANSW✅✅area located behind the cornea and in front of the iris
accommodation ANSW✅✅the ability of the eye to focus on objects at varying distances
sodium fluorescein ANSW✅✅most commonly used ophthalmic dye which is available in liquid
form or impregnated on dry paper filter strips
corticosteroids ANSW✅✅therapeutic drug to reduce inflammation
