How good is the estimated cover test at predicting the von Graefe phoria measurement?

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 701-706

  Calvin, Helen ^a   Rupnow, Pamela ^a   Grosvenor, Theodore ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAAO   (United States)

Author keywords

estimated cover test; heterophoria; phoria; reliability; validity; von Graefe phoria measurement

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTOMETERS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

COVER TEST; OPTOMETRY; VON GRAEFE PHORIA MEASUREMENT;

VISION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0030297111     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199611000-00005     Document Type: Article

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