The effectiveness of pencil pushups treatment for convergence insufficiency: A pilot study

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-267

  Gallaway, Michael ^a   Scheiman, Mitchell ^a   Malhotra, Kavita ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence insufficiency; Orthoptics; Pencil pushups; Vision therapy

Indexed keywords

OPTOMETERS; VISION;

PENCIL PUSHUPS TREATMENT (PPT);

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENCIL PUSHUPS TREATMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0036230187     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200204000-00013     Document Type: Article

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