Binocular Vision (M1) Flashcards
What is the Bruckner test used for? 1. How far away should the examiner be? 2. How do you analyze it? 3. How old do you have to be to do this? 4
- presence of strabismus
- 1m
- brighter eye with direct ophthalmoscope light on it is strabismic
- 8 months
While asses binocular vision, what can be directly observed?
- head turn
- head tilt
- tipping chin
How is the accuracy of accommodation measured? 1. What is the distance of this? 2
- MEM
2. Harmon distance (their typical reading distance)
What age do you start doing cover testing?
1.5 years
Does the PASS vectographic stereopsis test use 2AFC or preferential looking?
2AFC
What is the typical appearance of an esotropia?
- epicanthal folds
- narrow interpupillary distance (IPD)
- deep set eyes
- negative angle kappa
When prescribing for a significant refractive error for the first time, when should the binocular vision be measured?
one month after
What is the test that is a prism stereopsis test? 1. Which one is good for babies (amount of seconds of arc)? 2. Which one is good for malingerers (amount of seconds of arc)? 3
- Lang stereotest
- Lang I
- Lang II
What percentage of 6 to 18 year olds have convergence insufficiency? 1. College aged? 2
- 5 to 7%
2. 7.7%
What is the method for determining the near point of convergence in young children? 1. Very young children? 2
- same as adult but watch for eye drift instead of asking them
- move small target towards nose and watch for convergence
How far should Hirschberg light be held from the patient?
33 to 50 cm
What is the test in which prism is added until the corneal reflex of the deviating eye is the same as angle kappa?
Krimsky test
What is the typical appearance of an exotropia?
- wide IPD
2. positive angle kappa
Does the Happy Face Stereo vectographic stereopsis test use 2AFC or preferential looking?
preferential looking (so can be used on infants)
How is the magnitude of accommodation measured?
amplitude of accommodation (push up or pull away)