Abstract |
30 patients of intermittent ACDS were studied prospectively for a period of 8 weeks to 1 year to evaluate the role of orthoptics in the management of these cases. In patients with convergence insufficiency and a maximum deviation of 25 PD or less the orthoptic treatment was found to be effective in offering symptomatic relief and improving binocular functional status. A reduction in the maximum angle of deviation by 4 PD to 8 PD was observed in 4 patients. Even though the basic angle of deviation remained unchanged in most of the patients, significant functional and symptomatic improvement was obtained in 64% to 85.7% of these cases. The long term stability of these results remains to be studied. In patients with a deviation of more than 25 PD there was no significant improvement in symptoms or reduction in maximum angle of deviation. In 6(37.5%) of these patients some improvement in the fusional range could be demonstrated on the synoptophore without any symptomatic relief.
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Authors | V Singh, S Roy, S Sinha |
Journal | Indian journal of ophthalmology
(Indian J Ophthalmol)
1992 Jul-Sep
Vol. 40
Issue 3
Pg. 83-5
ISSN: 0301-4738 [Print] India |
PMID | 1302231
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Exotropia
(therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Orthoptics
- Prospective Studies
- Vision, Binocular
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