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TIME LIMITS ATATED IN INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES ABOUT AN INSURANCE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO PAY BENEFITS ARE THE SAME FOR ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES   FALSE  
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THERE IS STANDARDIZATION OF FORMAT FOR THE EXPLANATION OF BENEFIT DOCUMENT FOR ALL PRIVATE INSURANCE CARRIERS   FALSE  
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THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS PROTECTED BY A SPECIAL EXEMPTION FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   TRUE  
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INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE RATED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECIEVED ABOUT THEM   TRUE  
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THE STATUS OF ELECTRONIC INSURANCE CLAIMS MAY BE ACCESSED QUICKLY ELECTRONICALLY OR TELEPHONICALLY BY DIGITAL RESPONSE SYSTEM   TRUE  
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INQUIRES ABOUT INSURANCE CLAIMS MAY BE IN WRITING OR BY TELEPHONE   TRUE  
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A REJECTED INSURANCE CLAIM SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND SENT FOR REVIEW OR APPEAL   FALSE  
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APPROXIMATELY 50% OF INDIVIDUALS PURSUE APPEALS ON A DENIED INSURANCE CLAIM   FALSE  
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IN THE CASE OF A MEDICARE PART B REDETERMINATION CARRIERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO PAY AN APPEALED INS   TRUE  
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THE HEARING PROCESS IS MORE THEN THE AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM   TRUE  
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IF YOU HAVE A DENIED INSURANCE CLAIM YOU SHOULD CHANGE THE INFORMATION AND RESUBMIT THE CLAIM   FALSE  
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ROUTINE USE OF TOO MANY NONSPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC CODES MAY RESULT IN DOWNCODING   TRUE  
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IN ANY TYPE OF OVERPAYMENT SITUATION ALWAYS CASH THE THIRD PARTY PAYER'S CHECK AND WRITE A REFUND CHECK PAYABLE TO THE ORIGINATOR OF THE OVERPAYMENT   TRUE  
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IF THE PROVIDER IS NOTIFIED BY A COMMERICAL INSURANCE CARRIER THAT AN OVERPAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE INVESTIGATE THE REFUND REQUEST   TRUE  
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A LEVEL 1 MEDICARE REDETERMINATION MAY BE MADE EITHER BY TELEPHONE IN WRITING OR BY SUBMITTING A CMS-20027 FORM   TRUE  
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A PEER REVIEW IS USUALLY DONE BEFORE THE APPEAL PROCESS   FALSE  
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APPEAL DECISIONS ON MEDICARE UNASSIGNED INSURANCE CLAIMS ARE SENT TO THE PATIENT   TRUE  
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THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF A MEDICARE REDETERMINATION IS WITH AN ADMININISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING   FALSE  
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THE CODES IN THE EYE AND OCULAR ADNEXA SUBSECTION ARE BILATERAL CODES   FALSE  
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THE DESTRUCTION CODES IN THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT SUBSECTION INCLUDE ONE OR MORE SESSIONS   TRUE  
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IF AN INSURED IS IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE INSURER FOR SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM A SUIT MUST BEGIN WITHIN   3 YEARS  
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IF A PAYMENT PROBLEM DEVELOPS WITH AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY IGNORES CLAIMS AND EXCEEDS TIME LIMITS TO PAY A CLAIM IT IS PRUDENT TO CONTACT THE   STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER  
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THE DOCUMENT TOGETHER WITH THE PAYMENT VOUCHER THAT IS SENT TO A PHYSICIAN WHO HAS ACCEPTED ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS IS REFERRED TO AS AN   EOB  
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WHEN RECIEVING PAYMENT FROM A PRIVATE INSURANCE CARRIER CHECK THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ON THE EOB WITH THE   PATIENT'S FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RECORD  
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AN INSURANCE CLAIMS REGISTER PROVIDES A   FOLLOW UP PROCEDURE FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS  
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PENDING OR RESUBMITTED INSURANCE CLAIMS MAY BE TRACKED THROUGH A   TICKLER FILE  
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THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO FILE PENDING INSURANCE CLAIMS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO FILE SO THAT TIMELY FOLLOW UP CAN BE MADE?   FILE BY PATIENT'S LAST NAME  
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A FOLLOW UP EFFORT MADE TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOCATE THE STATUS OF AN INSURANCE CLAIM IS CALLED A /AN   INQUIRY  
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IF AN INSURANCE CLAIM HAS BEEN LOST BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IS TO   ASK IF THERE IS A BACKLOG OF CLAIMS AT THE INSURANCE OFFICE  
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AN EXAMPLE OF A TECHNICAL ERROR ON AN INSURANCE CLAIM IS   DUPLICATE DATES OF SERVICE  
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AN INSURANCE CLAIM WITH AN INVALID PROCEDURE CODE WOULD BE   REJECTED  
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WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF AN INSURANCE CARRIER REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER INSURANCE CARRIER   PROVIDE THE INFORMATION  
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AN INSURANCE CLAIM WITH A BUNDLED SERVICE WOULD BE   PAID  
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AN INSURANCE CLAIM FOR WHICH PRIOR APPROVAL WAS NOT OBTAINED WOULD BE   PAID  
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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF AN INSURANCE CLAIM DENIAL IS RECIEVED BECAUSE A BILLED SERVICE WAS NOT A PROGRAM BENEFIT?   SEND THE PATIENT A STATEMENT WITH A NOTATION OF THE RESPONSE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY  
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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IF AN INSURANCE COMPANY DENIES A SERVICE STATING IT WAS NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVES IT WAS?   REBILL WITH A LETTER OF EXPLANATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN  
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WHEN DOWNCODING OCCURS PAYMENT WILL   BE LESS  
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IF AN INSURANCE COMPANY ADMITS THAT A PATIENT SIGNED AN ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS DOCUMENT AND THAT IT INADVERTENLY PAID THE PATIENT INSTEAD OF THE PHYSICIAN THE INSURANCE COMPANY SHOULD   PAY THE PHYSICIAN WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS AND HONOR THE ASSIGNMENT EVEN BEFORE THE COMPANY RECOVERS ITS MONEY FROM THE PATIENT  
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LEVELS OF REDETERMINATION THAT EXIST IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM IS   FIVE  
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THE FIRST LEVEL OF APPEAL IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM IS   REDETERMINATION  
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THE CORRECT METHOD TO SEND DOCUMENTS FOR A MEDICARE RECONSIDERATION (LEVEL2) IS BY   CERTIFIED MAIL WITH RETURN RECIEOT REQUESTED  
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A REQUEST FOR A MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING CAN BE MADE IF THE AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY IS AT LEAST   $120.00  
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HOW MANY LEVELS OF REVIEW EXIST FOR TRICARE APPEAL PROCEDURES?   THREE  
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TRICARE APPEALS ARE NORMALLY RESOLVED WITHIN   60 DAYS  
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IN A TRICARE CASE A REQUEST FOR AN INDEPENDENT HEARING MAY BE PURSUED IF THE AMOUNT IN QUESTION IS   $300 OR MORE  
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CATARACT AND LENS REPLACEMENT USES___DIFFERENT APPROACHES   3  
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STRABISMUS SURGERY   CORRECTS THE MUSCLE MISALIGNMENT  
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THE INNERMOST LAYER OF THE EYE IS THE   RETINA  
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AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IS   TONOMETER  
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THE COLORED MEMBRANE ATTACHED TO THE CILIARY BODY IS   IRIS  
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IN THE TERM MIOTIC THE COMBINING FORM MI/O MEANS   LESS, SMALL  
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IN THE TERM RETROLENTAL THE PREFIX RETRO- MEANS   BEHIND  
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THE MEIBOMIAN GLANDS SECRETE   SEBUM  
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THE MEDICAL TERM FOR NORMAL OR PERFECT VISION IS   EMMETROPIA  
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THE ROOT IN THE TERM KEATOCONJUNCTIVITIS MEANS   JOIN TOGETHER  
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AN AGENT THAT CAUSES THE PUPIL TO DILATE IS CALLED   MYDRIATIC  
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THE MEASUREMENT OF THE CORNEA IS CALLED   KERATOMETRY  
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HOW MANY EYE MUSCLES CONTROL MOVEMENT OF THE EYE?   SIX  
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A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PUPILS ARE UNEQUAL IS TERMED   ANISOCORIA  
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___IS THE PROCESS OF THE EYES MAKING ADJUSTMENTS FOR SEEING AT VARIOUS DISTANCE   ACCOMMODATION  
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DRYNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA IS CALLED   XEROPHTHALMIA  
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THE___IS THE OPENING IN THE CENTER OF THE IRIS   PUPIL  
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CONJUNCTIVITIS IS OFTEN CALLED   PINKEYE  
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THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE CONDITION OF AN EYE BEING TURNED INWARD IS   ESOTROPIA  
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OPACITY OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENS IS CALLED   CATARACT  
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AN UNUSUAL INTOLERANCE OF LIGHT IS KNOWN AS   PHOTOPHOBIA  
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AN INVOLUNTARY CONSTANT RYTHMIC MOVEMENT OF THE EYEBALL IS CALLED   NYSTAGMUS  
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IN THE TERM MYDRIATIC, THE ROOT MYDRIAT MEANS   DILATION, WIDEN  
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A MALIGNANT TUMOR ARISING FROM THE GERM CELL OF THE RETINA IS   RETINOBLASTOMA  
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ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MAKE UP THE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EYE EXCEPT   UVEA  
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THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER IS FILLED WITH   AQUEOUS HUMOR  
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A SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT MAY BE PERFORMED TO CORRECT MYOPIA IS KNOWN AS   RADIAL KERATOTOMY  
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THE SUFFIX IN BLEPHAROPTOSIS MEANS   DROOPING  
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IN OLDER ADULTS THE LEADING CAUSE OF NEW CASES OF BLINDNESS IS   MACULAR DEGENERATION  
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THE MIDDLE OR VASCULAR LAYER OF THE EYEBALL IS CALLED   UVEA  
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THE MEDICAL TERM FOR NIGHT BLINDNESS IS   NYCTALOPIA  
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LAZY EYE IS ALSO KNOWN AS   AMBLYOPIA  
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___IS USED TO IDENTIFY CHANGES IN THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE EYE AND TO DIAGNOSE SYSTEMIC DISEASES   OPHTHSLMOSCOPY  
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THE __IS THE ANTERIOR TRANSPARENT PORTION OF THE EYEBALL   CORNEA  
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THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EYEBALL IS KNOWN AS THE   UVEA  
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MACULAR DEGENERATION INVOLES THE MACULAR AREA OF THE   RETINA  
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THE ROOTS IN ORTHOPTICS MEANS   STRAIGHT  
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IN THE TERM KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS THE COMBING FORM KERAT/O MEANS   PUPIL  
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THE MEASUREMENT OF THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE OF THE EYE IS   TONOMETRY  
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THE PIGMENT NECCESSARY FOR NIGHT VISION IS   RHODOPSIN  
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THE SMALL DEPRESSION LOCATED IN THE MACULA LUTEA IS KNOWN AS THE   FOVEA CENTRALIS  
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SURGICAL DESTRUCTION AND REMOVAL OF THE LENS TERMED   PHACOLYSIS  
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IN THE TERM CRYOSURGERY THE COMBINING FORM CRY/O MEANS   COLD  
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IN THE TERM PHACOEMULSIFICATION THE COMBINING FORM PHAC/O MEANS   LENS  
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A PROCESS OF REMOVING AN ENTIRE PART OR MASS WITHOUT RUPTURE IS CALLED   ENUCLEATION  
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THE PROCESS OF USING ULTRASOUND TO DISINTEGRATE A CATARACT IS KNOWN AS   PHACOEMULSIFICATION  
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IN THE TERM CONJUNCTIVITIS THE ROOT CONJUNCTIV MEANS   TO JOIN TOGETHER  
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DRYNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA IS TERMED   XEROPHTHALMIA  
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AN AGENT THAT CAUSES THE PUPIL TO COTRACT IS CALLED   MIOTIC  
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THE MOST COMMON SURGERY TO REMOVE A CATARACT IS   PHACOEMULSIFICATION  
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A DROOPING OF THE UPPER EYELID IS KNOWN AS   BLEPHAROPTOSIS  
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A CONDITION OF HARDENING OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENS IS CALLED   PHACOSCLEROSIS  
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A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE STUDY OF THE EYE IS   OPHTHALMOLOGIST  
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IN THE TERM NYCTALOPIA THE ROOT NYCTAL MEANS   NIGHT  
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THE MEDICAL TERM FOR FARSIGHTEDNESS IS   HYPEROPIA  
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THE AGENT USED TO CAUSE PUPILS TO CONTRACT IS A/AN   MIOTIC  
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THE COLORED TISSUE ATTACHED TO THE CILIARY BODY IS THE   IRIS  
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THE MEDICAL TERM FOR DULLNESS OF VISION IS   AMBLYOPIA  
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BETA BLOCKERS INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF INTRAOCULAR FLUID   FALSE  
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THE IRIS IS ATTACHED TO THE CHOROID   FALSE  
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THE NASOLACRIMAL DUCT DRAINS LACRIMAL FLUID INTO THE NOSE   TRUE  
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THE PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR THE EXPOSED SURFACE OF THE EYEBALL IS THE SCLERA   FALSE  
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THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS OVER AGE 55 IS MACULAR DEGRNERATION   TRUE  
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THE CIRCULAR OPENING IN THE CENTER OF THE IRIS IS CALLED THE PUPIL   TRUE  
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THE ANTERIOR TRANSPARENT PORTION OF THE EYE'S FIBROUS OUTER SURFACE IS THE SCLERA   FALSE  
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AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF TEARS CAN BE A SYMPTOM OF CONJUNCTIVITIS   TRUE  
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AQUEOUS HUMOR IS LOCATED IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER   TRUE  
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CATARACT REMOVAL IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON OPERATIONS PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY   TRUE  
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