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The prism cover test ( PCT) is an objective measurement and the gold standard in measuring strabismus, i.e. ocular misalignment, or a deviation of the eye. [1] It is used by ophthalmologists and orthoptists in order to measure the vertical and horizontal deviation and includes both manifest and latent components. [1]
A cover test or cover-uncover test is an objective determination of the presence and amount of ocular deviation. It is typically performed by orthoptists, ophthalmologists and optometrists during eye examinations . The two primary types of cover tests are: the alternating cover test. the unilateral cover test (or the cover-uncover test).
Heterophoria is an eye condition in which the directions that the eyes are pointing at rest position, when not performing binocular fusion, are not the same as each other, or, "not straight". This condition can be esophoria, where the eyes tend to cross inward in the absence of fusion; exophoria, in which they diverge; or hyperphoria, in which ...
The test involves observation of the suspect's pupil as it follows a moving object, noting lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and; the onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. The horizontal gaze nystagmus test has been highly criticized and major errors in the testing methodology and analysis found.
Prism dioptres. Prism correction is commonly specified in prism dioptres, a unit of angular measurement that is loosely related to the dioptre. Prism dioptres are represented by the Greek symbol delta (Δ) in superscript. A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. [2]
The histological picture involves thinner, weaker attachments of the skin lesion itself to the normal skin – resulting in easier dislodgement. The formation of new blisters upon slight pressure (direct Nikolsky) and shearing of the skin due to rubbing (indirect Nikolsky) is a sign of pemphigus vulgaris, albeit not a 100% reliable diagnosis.
Key to the system is the blood bank where 20 new donors sign on every day. “On a day-to-day basis, we carry about 100 units between the ambulance service providers, the local trauma center and ...
The Maddox rod test can be used to subjectively detect and measure a latent, manifest, horizontal or vertical strabismus for near and distance. The test is based on the principle of diplopic projection. [1] Dissociation of the deviation is brought about by presenting a red line image to one eye and a white light to the other, while prisms are ...
Boeing submitted a government-mandated report to the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday intended to help prevent another unsafe plane from leaving its factory floors.
Lepromin. The lepromin skin test is used to determine what type of leprosy a person is infected with. It involves the injection of a standardized extract of the inactivated " leprosy bacillus " ( Mycobacterium leprae or "Hansen's bacillus") under the skin. It is not recommended as a primary mode of diagnosis. [1]