This is an oculomotor assessment for visual pursuit.
Tools
- Dowel rod/colored tip pen, or some other visual stimuli
Assessment
- Hold stimuli 16 inches from the client’s face
- Tell the client to follow the target with their eyes and to not take their eyes off of the target
- Move target in a pattern
- Like a compass, clockwise or counterclockwise motions, the letter “H,” or a mix of more than one, for example
Documentation
- Observations related to whether the client can maintain accurate focus or if they move their head instead of their eyes. Jumping of eyes is also noteworthy.
- Intact or impaired?
(Gett & Romaniw, 2021)
Pursuit test Chatham OTD, November 4, 2021. Courtesy of Shelby Nigon.
References
Gett M. & Romaniw A. (2021, September 29). Vision [Lecture Notes]. Department of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Chatham University. https://mylearning.chatham.edu/d2l/le/content/21252/Home
Nigon, S. (2021, November 4). Pursuit test Chatham OTD [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ5O4casdmY
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