Clinical Tutorials Flashcards

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Describe the 3 steps to a cover test.

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  1. cover eye to find manifest squint
  2. cover eye to find latent squint
  3. alternate cover to find max deviation
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What is a phoria?

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latent squint, occurs only after eye has been covered affects BOTH eyes typically

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What is a trophia?

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manifest squint, affects one eye (one eye is straight one is not), occurs in binocular vision, when eye is not covered

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