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Study guide for NCLE testing

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RX +11.00+1.00x020 VD=12mm K: 46.25/47.25; What's the power of RGP lens fitted on K   show
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A -3.50 lens with a BC of 44.50D provides excellent visual acuity. If the CPC were changed to 45.00D what power would be needed   show
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show Precorneal tear film  
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show Aniridia  
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A contact lens contains 2 curves; one BC and one secondary curve   show
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show Lenticular design  
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A contact lens has a BC of 7.50mm, what would the PPC most likely be? 7.45mm, 42.50D, 7.35mm, 30.00D   show
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show 7.85mm  
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show 9.3mm  
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show Front surface toric  
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A gradual lessening of the power of accomodation due to a physiologic change that becomes noticeable about the age of 40 years   show
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show Plus carrier lenticular lens, hyperflange  
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show A hyperflange  
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show DK value  
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show Anisometropia  
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show Bowman's Layers  
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A lens design generally used in higher plus powers which consists of a central optic zone and a surrounding non-optic peripheral or carrier portion is   show
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A lens in which both the posterior surface has two different radii and the anterior surface has two different radii is   show
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show Front surface toric lenses  
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A lens may behave like a tight lens even if the fit is good because   show
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A refractive error that prevents light rays from coming to a single focus on the retina because of different degrees of refraction in a various meridians of the eye   show
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show Once per week  
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show Larger diameter; larger diameter = steeper fit = tighter fit  
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show Apical clearance  
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A term sometimes used to mean congestion of the ciliary or conjunctiva blood vessels, redness of the eye   show
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show B.U.T. Test (Break-up Time)  
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show Corneal edema, limbal compression  
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A truncation is used on a rigid gas permeable contact lenses to help enhance the performance of which type of design   show
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show Rubbing off of the superficial layer  
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Abbreviation for an RDP material which combines silicon or oxygen. Transmissibility and mentacrylae for optical quality, lenses machinability and stability   show
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Against-the-rule-astigmatism   show
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show BC is too steep or diameter is too large  
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show Hereditary loss of pigment in the eye, skin and hair, usually associated with lowered visual acuity, nystagmus and light sensitivity  
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show GPC; giant papillary conjunctivitis  
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Amblyopia (lazy eye)   show
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Amblyopia ex anopsia   show
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Ametropia   show
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An acute infection of the Meibomian glands is called   show
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An enzyme contained in the precorneal tear fill that protects the cornea from infections is   show
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show (1/3 rule) -3.50D  
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show (1/3 rule) -3.00D  
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show A condition in which the ocular image of an object as seen by one eye differs so much size or shape from that seen by the other eye that the two images cannot be fused into a single impression  
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show Inequality of the pupils in diameter  
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show Departure from the normal  
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show Absence of a true eyeball  
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Anterior Chamber   show
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Antibody   show
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Antigen   show
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Antihistamines   show
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Aphakia   show
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show Clear, watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers within the front part of the eye  
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Arcus Senilis   show
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show An edematous condition of the epithelium of the cornea characterized by irregular reflection from the multitude of droplets when the cornea is viewed with the slit lamp  
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Biconcave Lens   show
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show Lens having a convex surface on both faces  
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Binocular Vision   show
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show Inflammation of the margins of the eyelids  
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show Excessive relaxation of eyelid skin due to loss of elasticity  
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Blepharoconjunctivitis   show
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Blepharoplasty   show
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Blepharoptosis   show
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Blepharospasm   show
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Cataract Operative Procedures   show
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Caved in surface curvature; having the power to diverge light rays, denoted by a minus sing   show
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Central clearance between the cornea apex and the posterior surface of a contact lens. As a contact lens steepens the sagital depth increases period as a contact lens flattens the sagital depth decreases   show
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show Ability of the eye to perceive in the direct line of vision  
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Chalazion   show
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Chemosis   show
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show Congenital cleft due to the failure of the eye to complete growth in the part affected  
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show Inflammation of the choroid  
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Choroid   show
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Ciliary Body   show
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Congenital absence of the iris   show
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Conjunctiva   show
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show Process of directing the visual axes of the two eyes to a near point, with the result that the pupils of the two eyes are closer together  
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Contact lenses   show
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show Caruncle  
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show Eyelids  
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show Clear, transparent portion of the outer coat of the eyeball, forming the covering of the aqueous chamber. The ____ is responsible for the majority of the eye's refractive ability  
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show Operations to restored vision by replacing a section of opaque cornea  
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Corneal layer separating the stroma from the endothelium   show
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show Stroma  
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Diameter of the base curve is referred to as   show
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Dimple veil staining on the cornea is caused by   show
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Distortion, the failure of rays to converge at one focus because of limitations or defects in a lens   show
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show Eyelids  
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During a blink the lower eyelid moves primarily towards the   show
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Expressed diopters of surface power   show
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show Lashes  
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For every ____D change in power the back curve is different   show
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show 7%  
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Front surface   show
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show Smaller diameter, and flatter base curve  
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show Make sure the lens is not inside out, needs a larger diameter or steeper base curve  
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How do we FOG the patient   show
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show using a Shadowgraph  
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show 20 minutes; lens becomes hydrated with patients tears and reaches temp of 98.6  
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show 5 layers  
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How much light does a handling/visibility tint absorb   show
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show 10-20%  
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show HEMA  
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Hydrogel lenses with low water content   show
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show Power  
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show Lashes  
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show Decrease the optical zone diameter  
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In order to tighten the fit of a rigid gas permeable lens, you can   show
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show Irregular astigmatism  
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show Steeper  
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show Blepharitis  
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show Keratisis  
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show Belpharitis  
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Innermost tear film layer responsible for adhering the tear film to the anterior surface of the cornea produced by the goblet cells of the conjunctiva   show
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Lowers the lid   show
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Maintains shape of lids   show
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Manufacturers of newer lenses suggest that they move how much   show
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Millimeter ruler used to measure the overall diameter of a rigid lens as an alternative to hand magnifier   show
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show 7.90mm  
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Modified cilia   show
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show Eyelids  
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Muscle responsible for the lid closure   show
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show Eyelids  
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Myopes are under or cover corrected with fogging   show
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Outermost tear film layer produces by the Melbournian gland in the upper tarsal that prevents or delays tear evaporation   show
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Overall diameter, total diameter. The chord length of a lens, measured across the back surface from edge to edge   show
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Palbebral   show
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People with steep corneas have a smaller or larger HVID   show
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show PMMA  
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show Corneal hypoxia  
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Preservatives in contact lens solutions can cause   show
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Primary colors   show
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Process of renewal or restoration in the cornea certain layers regenerate   show
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show Levator palpebral seperioris  
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show Lashes  
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Severe damage to the corneal endothelium results in what   show
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show Steeper  
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Spectacle lens prescribed at -10.00D, if the lens fit is at a vertex distance of 10mm, an RGP contact lens fit on K will required a power of how much   show
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show Nasal Canthus, medical Canthus, inner Canthus  
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show B.U.T. Test (Break-up Time)  
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Tears drain into the   show
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show Residual astigmatism  
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The average central thickness of the cornea is   show
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show Central Posterior Curve (CPC)  
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show 45.00D  
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The CPC of a trial contact lens is 44.00D and contains a power equal to +14.87D. The over refraction is equal to -1.62D. What is the final contact lens RX if the CPC to be ordered is 43.62D   show
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The curvature of the central part of the posterior surface of a contact lens. Base curves is expressed in millimeters of radius of curvature or in diopters. Also referred as central posterior curve.   show
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show Base curve (BC)  
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show Endothelium  
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The diameter of a lens must be large enough   show
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The distance between a flat surface and the back surface of the central portion of a lens is called the   show
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show Back vertex power (BVP)  
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The effective power of a lens when measured from the back surface   show
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The function of the eyelids are   show
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The lipid layer of the precorneal tear film is secreted from the   show
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The main disadvantage of soft contact lenses   show
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The mass of an aphakic rigid gas permeable contact lens can reduced by making the lens design   show
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The measurement from one edge of a contact lens to the opposite edge is the   show
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The measurement from one edge of the lens to the opposite edge is   show
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The Meibomian glands are located on the   show
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show Levator palpebrae  
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The mucus layer of the precorneal tear film is secreted by the   show
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show Dua's Layer  
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show Eyelid margin  
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