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OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN 2025 EXAM REVIEW WITH CLEAR IMAGES
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OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN 2025 EXAMREVIEW WITH CLEAR IMAGES
Autorefractor Correct Answer - measures pt's refractive error and
RX for eyeglasses or contact lenses
- achieved by measuring how light is changed as it enters a
person's eye
- quick, simple, painless!
Slit Lamp Correct Answer - contains magnifying lens combined
w/light source
- examines the eye anatomy
- w/special lenses possible to examine back of eye
Tonometer Correct Answer - measure pressure of eye
,- test is used to help Glaucoma
- measures production of Aqueous Humor (liquid found inside
eye) and rate at which it drains into tissue surrounding cornea
Lensometer Correct Answer - measures power of an existing
lens
- used to determine the RX of pt's current eyeglasses
- can serve as good baseline for new RX
- can show RX change since last MD visit
Retinoscope Correct Answer - instrument used to examine the
retina
- instrument shines light into pt's eye for MD to observe reflection
off retina
- useful in prescribing corrective lenses for pts who are unable to
give oral feedback
, - useful for determining if both eyes work together to see clearly
Direct Ophthalmoscope Correct Answer - hand- held instrument
used for examining interior structures of eye, especially retina
- consists of mirror that reflects light into eye and central hole
through which eye is examined
Phoropter Correct Answer -measures refraction or how lens
should be curved and shaped to correct vision
- determines Eyeglass Rx, issues w/vision (nearsightedness,
farsightedness, astigmatism)
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