CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+

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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER EXAM,

PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST

2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY

GRADED A+

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 ______. - ANSWERHordeolum

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 ______. - ANSWERChalazion

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? - ANSWEROffer 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

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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 ______. - ANSWERParaoptemetric

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. - ANSWERKeratoconus

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