Squint assessment Flashcards
1
Q
environment
A
glasses // eye patch // eye drops
2
Q
inspection
A
normal appearance // symmetry // facies
3
Q
acuity
A
glasses?
simple eye test
4
Q
movement
A
H pattern
5
Q
ophthalmoscopy
A
red reflex
normal discs & retinae
6
Q
cover test
A
cover good eye
if squinting eye moves inwards –> convergent/exotropia
if squinting eye moves outwards –> divergent/esotropia
if squinting eye moves downward –> hypertropia
if squinting eye moves upwards –> hypotropia
7
Q
tests to offer
A
cover-uncover // alternate cover (latent squints)
prism & alternate prism test
Bruckner test
8
Q
reassure parents
A
most squints aren’t due to ocular disease (retinoblastoma)
