See Also: cover test(medicine)
Cover Test(health)
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cover-uncover test(medicine)
alternate cover test(medicine)
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Cover(medicine)
re-cover(dictionary)

Cover Test (health)


A test for a muscle imbalance. While the person is looking at a distant object, one eye is covered and then uncovered (cover-uncover). This is repeated on the other eye. Finally it is performed on both eyes, covering one then the other (alternate-cover). If one or both eyes shift during this test, there is a problem with alignment of the eyes. The misalignment with the eyes often cannot be seen with both eyes opened.