B10 Flashcards
What is the purpose of external observations?
To identify gross abnormalities of the eye and adnexa
What 5 things do you need to observe when doing an external observation?
- eye alignment
- facial features
- head position
- posture
- gait
- carriage
What is the purpose of the cover test?
assess the presence and magnitude of a phoria or tropia
Do patients wear their glasses when doing cover test?
Yes
Present all the time in a cover test
Constant
Patient has moments of binocularity in cover test
Intermittent
When fixation may alternate between eyes or maintain fixation only with one eye
Eye preference
What do you need to record with cover test?
- correction
- magnitude
- eye
- phoria or tropia
- constant or intermittent
- distance or near
A test used to assess ability to perform conjugate eye movements
EOMs
Does the patient wear correction when doing EOMs?
No
What should you ask your patient when doing EOMs?
If they have any pain, see double, or eye strain
During EOMs what 6 things are you observing?
-Fixation • Pursuit of Eye Movements • Vertical Movement of the Eyes and Lids • Comitancy • Monocular Motility • Saccadic Movements
What is the purpose of hirschberg?
to determine the position of the visual axes, under binocular conditions at near
Do patients wear their glasses during hirschberg?
No
How far should you be from the patient when doing hirschberg?
50-100cm from patient
When doing hirschberg do you do it mono or bino?
First do it mono then do it bino
If the light is in the center of the pupil what is the angle lambda?
Deviation?
Angle lambda: 0
Deviation:ortho
If the light is nasal to the pupil what is the angle lambda?
Deviation?
AL: +
Deviation: exo
If the light is temporal to the pupil what is the angle lambda?
Deviation?
AL: -
Deviation: eso
If the light is above the center of the pupil what is the angle lambda?
Deviation?
AL: N/A
Deviation: hypo
If the light below the center of the pupil what is the angle lambda?
Deviation?
AL: N/A
Deviation: Hyper
If the corneal reflex if different mono vs bino during hirschberg, what does this mean?
There is a strabismus
When doing krimsky you place the prism over the ___ eye until the corneal reflex is in the same position as the deviating eye
Fixating
1mm of deviation= ___ D (Krimsky)
22D
If someone has an esotropia what kind of prism do you use?
BO
If someone has an esophoria what kind of prism do you use?
BO
If someone has an exotropia what kind of prism do you use?
BI
If someone has an exophoria what kind of prism do you use?
BI
What is the purpose of a bruckner test?
To evaluate the symmetry of bino fixation
What does bruckner test screen for?
- Strabismus
- Anisometropia
- Media opacities
- Posterior pole anomalies
- Presence of refractive error
Do people wear their glasses for bruckner test?
No
When doing bruckner what instrument do you use?
Ophthalmoscope
How far do you need to be from the patient when doing Bruckners?
80-100cm illuminating both pupils
What does it mean when the reflexes are equally bright for bruckners?
Bino fixation
What does it mean when the the reflexes are not equally bright for bruckners?
There may be a Strabismus, media opacity, or retinoblastoma
When looking for a strabismus you would used Bruckners in conjunction with ____
Hirschberg
If you have an unequal reflex which eye is the fixating and which is the nonfixating eye? (Bruckners)
Non-fixating eye- brighter, lighter, or white reflex
Fixating eye- darker red reflex
If you do hirschberg along with Bruckners and you see that there isnt a strabismus, then you know that there is a pathology. So the dimmer eye would mean? And a brighter eye would mean?
media opacity=dimmer eye
Retinoblastoma=brighter eye
When doing Bruckners and you see a crescent towards the head of the ophthalmoscope what does this mean?
That the patient is hyperopic
When doing Bruckners and you see a crescent towards the handle of the ophthalmoscope what does this mean?
The patient is myopic
How do you need to record bruckner?
- if the eyes appear equally bright
- present of any media opacities
- presence of refractive error and whether its equal size in both eyes
- which eye appears whiter and brighter (if applicable)
vertical meridians of the retinas are rotated in the same direction and by the same amount
Conjugate movements
vertical meridians of the retinas are rotated in the opposite directions to maintain a single image
Disconjugate eye movements
Cyclovergence movements compensate for ___
Cyclophorias
a tendency of the vertical meridians of the retinas to deviate from the straight ahead position in binocular vision, which becomes manifest in the absence of fusion.
Cyclophoria
Is cycloversion considered conjugate or disconjugate?
Conjugate
Is cyclovergence considered conjugate or disconjugate
Disconjugate
What is the purpose of a double Maddox rod?
- to detect a torsional misalignment
- Measures cyclodeviation BUT does not differentiate between phoria vs. tropia
Does the patient wear their correction during double Maddox rod?
Yes
What should the lighting conditions be for a double Maddox rod?
Dim
Do you test distance and near for a double Maddox rod?
Yes
Distance use a muscle light
Near use a penlight at 40cm
During a double Maddox rod the red filter should go over the ___ and the clear over the ___
Red-right
Clear-left
If you place the Maddox rods vertically the patient will see__ lines
Horizontal
How do you determine the degree of deviation of a double Maddox rod?
You rotate that orientation of the lenses until the two lines are parallel
If the patient only sees one line when you put the lenses on for a double Maddox rod what do you do?
Place a prism over one of the eyes so you can separate it and see a red line with the OD and a clear with the OS
For the double Maddox rod, the tilt of the line is ___ the tilt of the retinal image
Opposite
t/F: the line is perceived to the tilted in the direction in which the underacting muscle would rotate the eye
True
If the patients says line is tilted out then the eye is ____. And the underacting muscle is ___
The eye is intorted. And the underacting muscle is the IO (extorts)
If the patient says the line is tilted in then the eye is ____. And the underacting muscle is ___
Eye is extorted and the underacting muscle is the SO (intorts)
If the patient states the OD line is tilted towards the nose (intorted) there is a R ____ and the ___ is underacting
R excyclodeviation
SO underacting
How do you record a double Maddox rod?
- eye
- magnitude
- direction
During amblyscope the fixating eye looks at the
More detailed image
What is the purpose of a parks 3 step?
To identify the muscle responsible for a vertical deviation
What is step 1 in a P3S?
Identify which eye is hyper in primary gaze
What is step 2 in a P3S?
Identify whether the vertical deviation increases on right or left gaze
What is step 3 in a P3S?
Identify whether the vertical deviation increases on right or left head tilt
What 3 tests do you used during P3S to evaluate deviation of eye?
- cover test
- Maddox rod
- red lens
How do you determine the hyperdeviated eye in the primary gaze?
- use alternate cover test (hyper is the eye that moves down when uncovered)
- Maddox rod/red lens (target see will be lower that image seen by other eye)
The paretic muscle is the muscle that is circled __ times (P3S)
3
A L hypertropia that increases with right gaze and left head tilt. what muscle is affected?
L SO
A right hypertropia that increases with L gaze and L head tilt what muscle is affected?
L SR
A right hypertropia that increases with R gaze and L head tilt. Which muscle is affected?
R IO
What is a + Bielschowsky sign Test (P3S)?
Increase in hyperdeviation on head tilt of one side versus the other
- incomitant deviation
- superior oblique paretic muscle of hyperdeviating eye
What is a - Bielschowsky sign?
Comitant deviation or incomitant deviation w/out SO involvement
When will you use a forced duction test?
When a restricted incomitant deviation is found (underacting muscle)
When doing an forced duction test you are looking to see if the underacting muscle is a ___ or a ___
Mechanical restriction (tumor, etc.) or a paretic muscle
When doing a forced duction test, the patient fixates towards the ____
Side of limited gaze
When doing a forced duction test, you move the eye in the direction of
Suspected restriction
When doing forced duction test, using forceps grasp the conj near the limbus on the side ___ the direction you want to move the eye
Opposite
If the eye is restricted and cant move, then we think its a ____ which is a ___ forced duction test
Restricted: mechanical restriction of muscle
+ FDT
If the eye moves then we think its a ____, so you have a ___ FDT
Paretic, - FDT
For a FDT if the suspected muscle is the LR (limited gaze temporally) then how would the patient fixate? Where would we use the forceps? How would we move the muscle?
Patient fixates: temporally
Forceps: medial limbus conj.
We move the muscle laterally
What is the purpose of a Hess-Lancaster test?
to evaluate the alignment of the eyes and their movements both individually and in tandem
Useful for spatial awareness assessment and mapping out a patient’s field of single binocular vision
Hess Lancaster test
For a Hess Lancaster test, the patient wears the red lens on the __ and the green lens on the ___.
Red: OD
Green:OS
During a Hess Lancaster, when the OD is fixating the doctor holds the __ light and the patient holds the ___ light and we are observing the ____ eye.
Doctor: red
Patient: green
Observing: OS
During a Hess Lancaster, when the OS is fixating the doctor holds the __ light and the patient holds the ___ light and we are observing the ___ eye
Doctor: green
Patient: red
Observing:OD
How do you determine a deviation for a HLT?
Ask the patient to superimpose their light upon the projected light from the examiner and if there is any difference then there’s a deviation
The Hess Lancaster test interprets what 3 things?
-position, size, shape
If the OD central point is out and down the patient has a ___
RXT with HypoT
If the patients OS central point is out and up then the patient has a
LXT with hyperT
What does a smaller field for a HLT mean?
Its the affected eye, eye with limited movement
If the displacement of the field for the HLT is interiorly then its an
Underaction of the muscle
T/F: the muscle with the greatest underaction is the affected muscle
True
The next greatest underacting muscle is going to be?
The contralateral antagonist
The larger field for a HLT represents the ___ eye
Unaffected
A displacement of the field exteriorly for a HLT is an ___of the muscle
Overaction
The muscle with the greatest overaction is the ___ to the underacting muscle
Contralateral synergist
The next greatest overaction is the?
Ipsilateral antagonist
If the two fields are different then its a more __ condition
Recent
If the two fields are similar then its a more ___ condition
Long standing
When the deviation is the same in all positions of gaze
Comitancy
Narrowing fields in opposing directions for a HLT
Mechanical restrictions
If the red line is above the clear line doing DMR what does this mean?
That the patient has a hypodeviation
What does the NSUCO oculomotor test assess?
Pursuits and saccades
How far should you hold the red and white sticks for a NOT test?
40cm
During a NSUCO O test what 3 movements are you observing?
- eye movements
- head movements
- body movements
The score for a NSUCO Oculomotor test is based on?
Patients
- ability
- accuracy
- head movement
- body movement
How many rounds for you do for saccades (NOT)?
5 rounds
How many rotations do you do for pursuits (NOT)?
2 clockwise rotations
2 counter clockwise rotations
Describe the scoring for ability for saccades (NOT)
- ) no attempt is made to perform the task to 1 round trip
- Completes 2 round trips
- Completes 3
- Completes 4
- Completes 5 (best)
Describe the scoring for ability for pursuits (NOT)
- No attempt is made to perform the task to 1/2rotation
- Completes 1/2 rotation but not one full
- Completes 1 rotation not 2
- Completes 2 in one direction but not in the other direction
- Completes2 in both directions
Describe the scoring for accuracy for pursuits (NOT)
- No attempt to follow the target to 10 refixations
- Refixated 4-10 times
- Refixated 2-4 times
- Refixated 2 or less times
- No refixations
Describe the scoring for ability for saccades (NOT)
- Gross overshooting or undershooting
- Large to moderate
- Constant slight
- Intermittent slight
- No overshooting (best)
What are you looking for for accuracy
- to make sure there is no noticeable correction needed in the case of saccades
- to make sure the patient is not refixating
What is the scoring for head and body movement (NOT)
- Gross movement of head/body
- Large to moderate
- Consistent slight
- Intermittent slight
- No movement
Visible-verbal ocular motor assessment tool that accounts for difficulties in naming numbers and checks on VT progress
Developmental eye movement test (DEM)
What kind of correction do you wear during a DEM?
Habitual near correction
What should the lighting conditions be for a DEM?
Normal lighting
How far away from the patient should you be when doing a DEM test?
Harmon distance (elbow to middle knuckle)
During a DEM test does the patient point to the numbers?
No
What is the purpose of a pre-test for DEM?
To ensure the child knows their numbers
Do you want the patient to red the numbers fast or slow when doing a DEM test?
As fast as they can
The child must complete the pre-test within ___ secs. (DEM)
12 seconds
Should you administer a DEM if a child fails a pre-test?
NO
What does subtlest A and B test for?
Vertical saccades
How many numbers do Sub A and B have? (DEM)
40
What does subtest C test for? (DEM)
Horizontal saccades
How many numbers does a C test have?
80 single-digit numbers
This error you cross out the number with a / if there is a problem naming
Substitutions
This error you place an arrow where a number has been read out of sequence
Transposition
This error you circle the number if it is omitted
Omissions
This error you place a cross when the extra number has been added or a number as been repeated
Additions
What is the DEM ratio?
Horizontal adj time/ vertical adj time
What does a type 1 ratio mean (DEM)
Average performance in all subset values
What does a type 2 ratio mean (DEM)
High horizontal time, normal vertical time
- oculomotor dysfunction
If the patient got a type 2 ratio the patient has a ___
Oculomotor dysfunction
What does a type 3 ratio mean (DEM)
High horizontal and vertical times, normal ratio
If the patient got a type 3 ratio the patient has a difficulty in ___
Automaticity of number naming
What does a type 4 ratio mean (DEM)
Horizontal time, vertical time, and ratio are all abnormal
If the patient got a type 4 ratio the patient has a ___
Deficiency in oculomotor skills AND in automaticity
When determining the adjusted horizontal time what errors you use in the equation?
Omissions and additions
A test that can be used for concussion detection
King-devick test
What type of neuro functions does the king devick test (KDT) assess
- visual process
- concentration
- attention
- speech
- language
- other correlates of brain function
Does the KDT assess saccadic eye movements?
Sure does
What type of correction does the patient wear for a KDT?
Habitual near correction
What kind of lighting conditions do you need for a KDT?
Normal lighting
How far is the testing distance for KDT?
Harmon distance. The patient holds the booklet as they would a book while reading
Does the patient point to the numbers for a KDT?
No! Get that finger away
For a KDT do you want the patient to read slow or fast?
As fast as they can.