The document discusses the evaluation of strabismus. It defines strabismus and the different types such as phoria, tropia, comitant, and incomitant. It describes the history to obtain and various tests used in the examination including motor function tests like cover test, versions, and ductions, and sensory tests like Worth 4-dot and Bagolini lenses. The document provides details on the order and components of a complete ocular examination for strabismus.
2. Strabimus –Greek word ‘Strabismos’ means to squint,to
look obliquely= ocular misalignment
Phoria : a latent deviation that is controlled by fusional
mechanisms,so that eyes remain aligned during binocular
movements
Tropia : a manifest deviation that exceeds the control of
fusional mechanisms
-constant
-intermittent
Pediatric ophthalmology&strabismus-BCSC-AAO
4. Past History
Medical history
Antenatal, Birth and Developmental history (in congenital
strabismus)
• Maternal illness, medication, fever with rash during pregnancy
Developmental milestones (motor and intellectual – schooling)
Old Photos
6. TERMINOLOGY
1) Comitant : size of deviation doesn’t vary by more than few
prism diopters in different positions of gaze or with either
eye used for fixating.
2) Incomitant : the size of deviation varies with the eye used for
fixing
3) Primary deviation : deviation measured when the non paretic
or non-restricted eye is fixing
4) Secondary deviation : deviation measured when paretic or
restricted eye is fixing
Handbook of pediatric strabismus & amblyopia-Kenneth
wright,speigel,thompson
7. PSEUDOSTRABISMUS
Pseudoesotropia
• Due to flat nasal
bridge
• Prominent epicanthal
folds
• Narrow interpupillary
distance
• euryblepharon
Pseudoexotropia
• Wide interpupillary
distance
• Positive angle kappa
with or without
other ocular
abnormalities
Strabismus simplified-Pradeep sharma
8. ORDER OF EXAMINATION
1) Inspection :
2) Visual acuity
3) Sensory tests
4) Motor function tests
5) Cycloplegic refraction
6) Fundus examination
9. Motor evaluation tests
• EOM-ductions &
versions
• HBT
• Cover test
• Cover-uncover test
• Alternate cover test
• MKT
• PBCT
Sensory evaluation tests
• Worth 4 dot
• Bagolini
• 4 prism test
10. OCULAR EXAMINATION
Head posture:
Best time when patient is reading vision chart
Face turn, head tilt, chin up, chin down
Thumb rules
Head tilt : Oblique muscle
Chin elevation :Vertical
rectus muscle
Face turn : Horizontal
muscle
13. HIRSCHBERGTEST
Compares the position of corneal light reflection in both eyes, based on
purkinje image 1
Degree of decentration of corneal light reflection
1 mm of decentration = 70 = 15 PD
Light reflex @ pupillary margin = 30 PD
Light reflex @ mid iris = 60 PD
Light reflex @ limbus = 90 PD
Handbook of pediatric strabismus & amblyopia-Kenneth wright,speigel,thompson
14.
15.
16.
17. KRIMSKYSTEST
Adds prism to Hirschberg test to measure strabismus
Krimsky’sTest
Reflections produced on both corneas with penlight
The prism is placed in front of deviating eye
Moves the light reflex to the centre of pupil with out a version
shift
Modified Krimsky’s test
Prism is placed in front of focussing eye
Causes version movement in which both eyes move in the
direction of the apex of the prism
18.
19. COVERTEST
Pre requisites
1.Ability to maintain constant fixation on accommodative target
2.Foveal fixation in both eyes
3.Extra ocular muscles should be free
4.co-operative patient
20. COVERTEST
Uses
Differentiates true strabismus from pseudostrabismus
Deviation is latent or manifest
Fixation preference
Gross idea about visual acuity
Fixation targets
Distance : 1 line above the BCVA
Near : Accomadation target with discernable contours
21. COVERTEST
Tropias are detected with out dissociating an existing phoria
Cover the fixing eye just for 1-2 secs, not long enough which will
cause break up fusion and will manifest a phoria
Cover one eye and check for movement of other eye
Other eye moves outwards …. Esotropia
Other eye moves downwards …hypertropia
Pediatric ophthalmology&strabismus-BCSC-AAO
22. UNCOVER TEST
To check for phorias
Cover the eye for few seconds and then uncover
If the eye is deviated under cover a refixation movement is seen
Eye on uncovering abducts--- esophoria
Adducts …exophoria
Downwards—Hyperphoria
23. ALTERNATE COVERTEST
In this test binocular fusion is dissociated there by which full
deviation can be measured
To determine full deviation including both phoria and tropia
One eye should always be occluded
24.
25. PRISM ALTERNATE COVERTEST
Done after alternate cover test which will give a estimate of size of
deviation
Alternate cover test is done by placing prism in appropriate position
to neutralize deviation
Determines the amount of prism to neutralize deviation
. Progressively increase strength of prism till no movement on
alternate cover test
Handbook of pediatric strabismus & amblyopia-Kenneth wright,speigel,thompson
26.
27. 4PD BASE OUTTEST
In normal subjects 4 base out test induces fusional convergence
Initial version movement of both eyes in the direction of apex of
prism
Fusional vergence movement of eye with out prism towards nose
Patients with out motor fusion and large regional suppression shows
no movement of either eyes when prism is placed over non-
dominant eye
Version movement of both eyes when its placed over fixing eye
Handbook of pediatric strabismus & amblyopia-Kenneth wright,speigel,thompson
28.
29.
30. SENSORYTESTS
1) Includes diplopia tests and haploscopic tests
2) In diplopia tests one stationary target is viewed by both
eyes
3) In haploscopic tests have two fixation targets for each
eye and targets can be moves separately
31. DIPLOPIATESTS
Tests that disrupt fusion are referred to as dissociating tests
Includes
1) Maddox rod test
2) Worth 4-dot test
3) Bagolini striated lenses
32. MADDOX ROD
1) Consists of series of fused cylindrical red glass rods
2) Converts white spot of light into red streak
3) To test horizontal deviations Maddox rod is placed in such a
way the cylinders are positioned horizontally
4) If the light superimposes on the line it indicates orthophoria
5) If the light is to the left of the line it indicates esodeviation
33.
34. WORTH 4 DOTTEST
Dissociation test
For near and distance
Differentites between BSV,ARC and suppression
Results interpreted in presence or absence of manifest
squint at the time of testing
35.
36. WORTH 4-DOTTEST
Patient wears red and green glasses
Views a box of 4 lights- 1 red, 2 green and 1 white
Results
BSV– All 4 are seen
2 red– Right suppression
3 green– left suppression
2 red and 3 green– Diplopia
Green and red alternate – Alternating suppression
Handbook of pediatric strabismus &
amblyopia-Kenneth wright,speigel,thompson
37. BAGOLINI LENSES
These are clear lenses with a liner scratch through the centre
of lens that provides a streak of light on retina while viewing
a bright light
Oreinted obliquely at 450 and 1350 and are not dissociating
38.
39. if the two streaks form a oblique cross then the patient has
BSV or harmoniousARC
If two lines are seen but they don’t form a cross it indicates
diplopia
If only one streak is seen it indicates suppression
Small gap in one of the streaks it indicates central
supressin scotoma
41. In intorsion : fovea is above the lower half of the disc
In extorsion : fovea is below the lower half of the disc
42. OCULAR EXAMINATION
Extraocular Movement
Ductions
Versions
Look for superior oblique and inferior oblique over
action: grading
Convergence/divergence
Forced DuctionTest, ForcedGenerationTest
43.
44. Forced duction test :
Indicated -- evidence of restricted duction
For rectus muscles grasp the at limbus and rotate the eye in the field of
limited ductions
In right abduction limitation ask the patient to look right to relax tight
medial rectus muscle
Forced generation test
Assesses rectus muscle strength
Patient is asked to look into the field of limitation while the eyes are
held in primary position
Hinweis der Redaktion
Flase app of strabismus even when the visual axois are actually aligned
PURKINJE IMAGE 1 IS A VIRTUAL IMAGE LOCATED BEHIND PUPIL
Torchlight infront of exaineers eye– directed towrdss patient eye—so ony near target
n/l– slightly decentered naally,but symmetrically located around 5 degree
Alternative in uncop,poor eccentric fixn,in whom cover tets is not
based on correln bwn corenal light reflx & ocular devn
TO MEASURE DEVN IN PTS UNCOP,POOR SENSORY,POOR VN 20/400 OR WORSE
prisms are inc /dec until reflx from each eye becomes equally & symmetrically centered in pupil
Prism is placed before one eye,oriented approp, in an attaemot to neutraiz edevn,then altr cover test carried
If there is residual refixation shift with prism in place then prism changed (either increased or decreased to neutralize devn
be sure to keep one eye covered to maintain binocular dissoscn
never sack prism in saem orient, it will lead to underestimation of angle size
Two prisms shouldn’t be stacked in horizontal or vertical positions
A horizontal or vertical prisms can be stacked together
For neutralizing a deviation prism is oriented such that the apex is in the direction of deviation
Prism can be placed in either eye to neutralize a deviation if its comitant