cover-uncover test

cover-uncover test definition - medical

cov·er-un·cov·er test (kŭvˈər-ŭn-kŭvˈər)

noun
A test to detect strabismus in which one eye focusing on a given point is covered; if the uncovered eye moves, strabismus is present.

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