OCULAR MALINGERING

H. AGATSTON

Archives of Ophthalmology · 1944 · 17 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Recent reviews describing the various tests for malingering have appeared in the literature.<sup>1</sup>It is not my purpose to duplicate this work ; rather, I wish to present the following material : A workable classification of ocular malingering in which the more useful special tests are placed where they can be used to greatest advantage. A correlation table to serve as a guide to the ophthalmologist in evaluating exaggeration of poor uncorrected vision. A statistical analysis of the true monocular amblyopias to show the wide range of corrected vision. A quantitative test for binocular stereopsis<sup>2</sup>for use in detection of simulated monocular amblyopia. <h3>OCULAR MALINGERING</h3><h3>Incidence in Army Induction Examinations.</h3> —Fortunately, the incidence of ocular malingering in routine Army induction examinations is low. Although no accurate statistics are available, it is safe to put the figure between 0.5 and 3 per cent. This seems negligible, but it means that