Squints Flashcards
1
Q
4 risk factors for strabismus
A
Low birth weight
Premature birth
Maternal smoking
FH
2
Q
Definition of strabismus
A
Eyes do not properly align when focusing on an object
3
Q
Is the name of a squint based off the eye at rest or during light test
A
At rest
i.e. an eye that rests superiorly but inferiorly when the other is occluded is called hypertrophia
4
Q
Amblyopia meaning
A
Affective eye becomes passive and has reduced function due to squint
5
Q
Esotropia
A
Inward moving squint
6
Q
Exotropia
A
Outwards moving squint
7
Q
Hypertropia
A
Upward moving affected eye
