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Tests could include:
A physical examination will include a detailed examination of the eyes. Tests will be done to determine the strength of the eye muscles.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 28, 2008
Every baby's eyes should be examined by the age of six months. A baby whose eyes have not straightened by the age of four months should be examined to rule out serious disease. A pediatrician, family doctor, ophthalmologist, or optometrist license...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Every baby's eyes should be examined by the age of nine months. A pediatrician, family doctor, ophthalmologist, or optometrist licensed to use diagnostic drugs uses drops that dilate the pupils and temporarily paralyze eye-focusing muscles to eval...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A standard ophthalmic exam is a series of tests done to check your vision and the health of your eyes. See also: Refraction test
Source:ADAM
Date:February 22, 2007
An eye examination is a series of tests performed by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist to determine if there are any pre-existing or potential problems with a patient's vision .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A neurological examination is an essential component of a comprehensive physical examination . It is a systematic examination that surveys the functioning of nerves delivering sensory information to the brain and caring motor commands (Peripheral ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The visual acuity test is used to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a standardized chart or card held 14 - 20 feet away.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 21, 2009
An eye examination is a series of tests that measure a person's ocular health and visual status, to detect abnormalities in the components of the visual system, and to determine how well the person can see.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ophthalmoscopy is an examination of the back part of the eyeball (fundus), which includes the retina, optic disc, choroid, and blood vessels.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 21, 2009
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