Strabismus
One eye looks at the object being viewed and the other is misaligned outward.
What is Exotropia?
The binocular appreciation of depth.
What is Stereopsis?
Receiving information from only one eye.
What is Monocular?
The first visual skill to develop.
What is Fixation?
The muscle that is responsible for accommodation.
What is the Ciliary Muscle?
One eye looks at the object being viewed and the other is misaligned inward.
What is Esotropia?
When present, full stereopsis is not possible.
What is Suppression? (other answers may apply)
Receiving information from both eyes.
What is Binocular?
Simultaneous movement of both eyes between two or more places.
What is Saccade?
The direction of prism used to alleviate symptoms of convergence insufficiency.
What is Base In?
One eye looks at the object being viewed and the other is misaligned upward.
What is Hypertropia?
This is necessary for large amounts of depth.
What is Coarse/Gross Stereopsis?
The eye is turned to the blind spot to stop double vision.
What is Suppression?
What is Near Point Convergence?
Unit of measurement used when determining the amount of vergence.
What is Prism Diopters?
The eye turn is not always present.
What is Intermittent?
This is necessary for small amounts of depth.
What is Fine Stereopsis?
There is no fusion and two images are seen.
What is diplopia?
An effort to maintain a single, binocular image when working at near.
What is Convergence?
The typical measurement of a "helper" pair of glasses.
What is +.50 and .5 BI? (answers may vary)
The two eyes take turns being misaligned.
What is Alternating?
The stereo test used at Focus Eyecare.
What is the Random Dot Stereo Test?
A small value that is used to measure stereopsis.
What is Seconds of Arc?
Used to keep the fovea aligned with moving objects.
What are Smooth Pursuits?
This is the inability of the eyes to focus light on the retina but in front of the retina.
What is Myopia?