A randomized clinical trial of vision therapy/orthoptics versus pencil pushups for the treatment of convergence insufficiency in young adults

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 583-593

  Scheiman, Mitchell ^a   Mitchell, G Lynn ^b   Cotter, Susan ^c   Kulp, Marjean Taylor ^b   Cooper, Jeffrey ^d   Rouse, Michael ^c   Borsting, Eric ^c   London, Richard ^e   Wensveen, Janice ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence insufficiency; Exophoria; Eyestrain; Orthoptics; Pencil push ups; Placebo; Symptoms; Vision therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE SYMPTOMS; ORTHOPTICS; VISION THERAPY;

VISION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPTICS; PENCIL PUSHUP TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION THERAPY; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 23044451784     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000171331.36871.2f     Document Type: Article

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