Ng Kian Nen

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KNen (M/19) came for eye examination, vision with existing glasses is fine seeing far & near. His glasses have broken.

Vision without glasses
R: 6/60
L: 6/60

Vision with existing glasses of 1+year
R: -4.50/-2.00X175 (6/6)
L: -4.75/-2.00X175 (6/6)

Examination shows:
R: -4.50/-1.75X175 (6/6) [+1.00 blur lens test 6/9-]
L: -4.50/-1.75X175 (6/6) [+1.00 blur lens test 6/9-] L>R
Lowering DC is xfavoured @N

Other assessments show:

Cover Test
Distance: NMD
Near: small XP, fast recovery

Howell Card
Distance: 0 – 2 XP
Near: 4 – 6 XP
+1.00 Near: 8 XP
-1.00 Near: 2 XP 
+2.00 Near: 12 XP
-2.00 Near: 0

NRA
+2.75

PRA
-2.00

NPC
TTN, TTN, TTN, TTN, TTN, TTN, TTN

AA
R: 12D, 12D, 12D
L: 12D, 12D, 12D 

Accommodation Facility (+/- 2.00)
BE: 14 cpm, difficult minus lens
R: 10 cpm, difficult minus lens
L: 10 cpm, same difficult plus & minus lens

MEM
R: +0.75 (small pupil)
L: +0.75 (small pupil)

Fusional Reserves
Near, PFV: x/25/20
Near, NFV: x/14/10
Distance, NFV: x/8/6
Distance, PFV: x/25/20

Vergence Facility
Near: 6 cpm (slow BO)
Distance: 5 cpm (slow BO & BI)

Interpupillary distance, IPD = 7.2cm

KNen asks whether or not he can go for Lasik (laser eye surgery/laser vision correction) now. If his power has stabilised & there is no longer power increment after this, he can go for assessment at eye specialist clinic by then.

NOTES

Vision without glasses
6/6 – smallest testing line
6/7.5 – 2nd smallest line
6/9 – 3rd smallest line
6/12 – 4th smallest line
6/15 – 5th
6/18 – 6th
6/21 – 7th
6/24 – 8th

Examination of Eye Alignment
Cover Test, CT @ Distance & Near
– NMD(No Movement Detected) or
– small XP, fast recovery
EP = Esophoria is misalignment of eye, eye is deviated inwards
XP = Exophoria is misalignment of eye, eye is deviated outwards
ACT: alternating CT

Examination of Eye Alignment
(Maddox Rod) placed on RE

Examination of Eye Posture
(Howell Card) by 6^ BD OD
Distance:
– 0-3 XP (blue part) or
– 0-1 EP (yellow part)
Near:
– 0-6 XP (blue part)

Accommodation/Focusing analysis – ability to relax
NRA
+1.50 to +2.50

Accommodation/Focusing analysis – ability to focus
PRA
-1.37 to -3.37

Convergence, NPC – ability of eye to maintain a single clear near image (RAF rule)
Break/Recovery – within 10cm or TTN(to the nose)

AA(Amplitude Accommodation) – eye stamina (Dioptre, D) (RAF rule)
6yo – 16.5D | 6cm
9yo – 15.5D | 6.5cm
12yo – 14.5D | 7cm
15yo – 13.5D | 7.5cm
18yo – 12.5D | 8cm
21yo – 11.5D | 9cm
24yo – 10.5D | 10cm
27yo – 9.5D | 11cm
30yo – 8.5D | 12cm

MEM(Monocular Estimation Method) – measure accommodation response seeing near target
+0.25 to +0.75 (with movement)

Accommodation Facility – ability to change focus: far to near or near to far) by Flipper +/- 2.00
Monocular: 6cpm – 16cpm
Binocular: 4cpm – 14cpm
(1 cycle per minute, cpm = 2 words)

Fusional Reserves –
Convergent/Divergent reserve stamina (Prism Bar)
Blur/Break/Recovery
Children 7-12yo
Near, BO/PFV: x/15-31/10-22
Near, BI/NFV: x/7-17/3-11
Adult
Near, BO/PFV: x/10-28/7-21
Near, BI/NFV: x/7-19/5-15
Distance, BO/PFV: x/4-18/5-9
Distance, BI/NFV: x/4-10/2-6

Vergence Facility  – ability to make rapid repetitive vergence changes (Prism Flipper 12BO & 3BI)
Distance: 12-18 cpm
Near: 12-18 cpm)
(1 cycle = 2 times clearing target)

Random Dot 3S – 3D Vision/Stereopsis 
12.5″

Worth 4 Dots – Binocular PerceptionPRA
4 dots