Retinoscopy Flashcards
When do you see WITH movement?
If the patient’s far point lies behind their eye or behind the retinoscope mirror
When do you see AGAINST movement?
If the patient’s far point lies between their eye and the retinoscope
When will you see a neutral reflex?
When the patient’s far point coincides with the retinoscope mirror
Is the neutralizing lens the same as the correcting lens?
NO, you need to subtract your working distance
If the eye is 60D and you add +1.00 lens in front of the eye, what is the new power of the eye?
What does this turn them into?
61D
Turned into myope
What occurs at the neutralizing reflex?
This is the lens where the far point coincides with the retinoscope
Which technique shows best agreement with subjective refraction with cycloplegia?
Retinoscopy
Which technique shows best agreement with subjective refraction without cycloplegia?
Retinoscopy