To examine your patient's corneal light reflex, you would instruct the patient to look straight ahead as you focus a penlight on the patient's corneas from a distance of
a. 2–5 inches away at the midline.
b. 2–5 inches away at the midline and laterally.
c. 12–15 inches away at the midline.
d. 12–15 inches away at the midline and laterally.
C
The corneal light reflex test is used to examine the parallel alignment of the eye axes. This is examined by instructing the patient to look straight ahead and shining a penlight on the corneas from a distance of 12 to 15 inches away at the midline. The reflected light should be seen symmetrically in the center of each cornea.
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