Alignment and motility examination Flashcards
In an ocular alignment and motility examination patients are observed for 3 principal properties of the visual system: _______, ________, and ________
Eye movement (motility), eye alignment, and fusional ability
The 6 points to which a patient’s eyes are directed, to test the major function of each extraocular muscle is called
The cardinal positions of gaze
What are the cardinal positions of gaze?
- right and up
- right
- right and down
- left and up
- left
- left and down
The principal objective test to detect eye misalignments, or strabismus, is the ___________ test
cover-uncover test
A test performed by alternately covering and uncovering each eye to determine if there is a misalignment is the
cover-uncover test
The principal method for measuring the extent of the eye’s deviation using prisms and an occluder is the ___________ test
Prism and alternate cover test
A test for determining whether the eyes are perfectly aligned and whether the brain suppresses information from one eye is called
Worth 4-dot test
A test for determining whether the patient has fine depth perception in terms of binocular cooperation is called
Titmus stereopsis test