To examine for accommodation,you would first instruct the patient to look at a distant object for 30 seconds and then note the size and reaction of the pupils when you

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Accommodation is tested by asking the patient to focus on a distant object for 30 seconds,which dilates the pupils.Then have the person shift the gaze to a near object such as your finger held about 10 cm from the nose.A normal response includes pupillary constriction and convergence of the axes of the eyes.Accommodation occurs when the pupils constrict and converge to focus on objects at close range; therefore,having the patient look at an object 10 cm away would examine for this.

To Examine for Accommodation,you Would First Instruct the Patient to Look