lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
what is strabismus
A
a turn of the eye
2
Q
what is Amblyopia
A
a lazy eye
3
Q
what does visual acuity measure
A
foveal vision
4
Q
what cells are found mostly at the fovea?
A
cones
5
Q
what do we use to measure OKN
A
OKN drum
6
Q
what is crowding?
A
the increase of difficulty to identify an object when something is in close proximity
7
Q
what effect does amblyopia have on crowding
A
leads to more crowding
8
Q
why do we measure visual fields?
A
to identify problems within the visual system and monitor progression of diseases such as glycolma