Orthoptics and paediatrics Flashcards
what is orthoptics
manage defects of binocular vision and abnormalities of eye movements
why might you be referred to orthoptics
squint amblyopia refractive error ptosis nystagmus anisocoria diplopia stroke TED
examinations in orthoptics
visual acuity cover test convergence ocular movements binocular single vision measure deviation
what is amblyopia
impairment of vision without any clinically detectable abnormality of eye or visual pathway
define ametropic
(category of amblyopia)
bilateral uncorrected refractive error
define strabismic
(category of amblyopia)
squinting eye is “suppressed”
define anisometropic
(category of amblyopia)
unequal refractive error
what is stimulus deprivation
(category of amblyopia)
congenital cataract/ptosis
management of amblyopia
occlusion therapy
- total (patch)
- partial (atropine 1%)
what is the purpose of a cover test
detects a: manifest squint (tropia) underlying latent squint (phoria)
how do you carry out a cover test
cover test - confirms eye with squint
cover/uncover test - confirms eye with latent squint
alternate cover - finds maximum deviation
in esotropia or esophoria, the eye is convergent/divergent and you see inward/outward movement
convergent
outward
in exotropia or exophoria, the eye is convergent/divergent and you see inward/outward movement
divergent
inward
in hypertropia or hyperphoria, the eye is higher/lower
higher
hypotropia/phoria is lower
what is a latent squint called
phoria