Orthoptic Assessment of a Patient with Strabismus

Orthoptic assessment of strabismusStrabismus consists of tests to measure the angle of deviation, the range of ocularOcular motility motilityMotility, assessment of the binocular status and sensory and motor adaptation to strabismusStrabismus. StereopsisStereopsis is the highest level of binocularityBinocularity and is particularly important to assess. This chapter describes the common tests used; the instrumentation required and how best to interpret them.