In the last issue of the Journal there appeared an abstract with the
above title, and believing the subject to be of much interest at the
present time, our readers have been invited to send us their opinions on
the matter, as based on the experience obtained in practice. The
communications below have been received and are presented in the order
of their reception. We shall be glad to hear from any physicians who are
interested [ED.].
DEAR DR. DEADY: In reply to your favor requesting my opinion
regarding the respective merits of the Maddox rod and the diplopia
test, I wish to say that my experience leads me to rely more and
more upon the obscuration test, and while I have not followed out
the comparison to any great extent, such as is shown by your tables,
results obtained by relying upon the rod test in the detection of
heterophoria, as well as in determining when the weak muscles have
been sufficiently developed, have been such as to warrant my
continuance of its use.