I. Health History
C. Family health status
II. Examination of the Eye
Color vision
2. Six cardinal positions of gaze
- Failure of lid opening (ptosis) - Nystagmus
4. Corneal light reflex test
The visual field is the entire area seen by an eye when its gaze is fixed on a central point. Visual fields are limited by the eyebrows, the cheeks, and by the nose.
To test visual fields by confrontation you need to face the subject directly at about 2 feet away with eyes at the same level. Test one eye at a time. Slowly bring a pencil in from the periphery into the field of vision. Do this in eight different directions.
E. Palpation
F. Ophthalmoscopic examination
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