Certified Paraoptometric (CPO) Practice Exam

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The technical term for pressure inside of the eye is known as

Visual acuity

Refraction

Accommodation

Intraocular pressure

The correct answer is D. Intraocular pressure. Intraocular pressure refers to the pressure within the eye that is determined by the balance between the production and drainage of fluid in the eye. Monitoring intraocular pressure is important in the diagnosis and management of conditions such as glaucoma.

A. Visual acuity refers to the sharpness or clarity of vision.

B. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes through one object to another.

C. Accommodation is the eye's ability to adjust its focus from far to near objects.

In this question, the term being asked for specifically relates to the pressure inside the eye, making D the correct answer.

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