Interactions Between Accommodation and Vergence

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Interactions Between Accommodation and Vergence Binocular vision dysfunctions occur because of excessive tonic vergence; abnormal interactions of vergence, proximal vergence, and accommodation1; and/or deficient vergence (prism) adaptation.2 Analysis of tonic…

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Fixation Disparity

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Fixation Disparity Fixation disparity tests are measures of changes in ocular alignment in response to binocular vergence stimulation or accommodative stress or both.1 With fixation disparity testing, it is not…

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Nystagmus

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Nystagmus Nystagmus can present a difficult diagnostic challenge for even the most experienced clinician. The varied etiologic factors include genetic and developmental anomalies, as well as active pathology (which can…

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Cyclovertical Heterophoria

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Cyclovertical Heterophoria Uncorrected cyclovertical heterophorias frequently cause symptoms that prompt patients to seek visual care; yet, many practitioners are uncomfortable managing such deviations. Some reasons for the reluctance to prescribe…

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Refractive Amblyopia

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Refractive Amblyopia Included among the amblyopic patients are those whose amblyopia results from uncorrected refractive errors. Such amblyopia is of particular clinical importance because of its prevalence, prognosis, and relative…

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Fusional Vergence, Voluntary Convergence, and Antisuppression

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Fusional Vergence, Voluntary Convergence, and Antisuppression Fusional Vergence Procedures: Anaglyphs, Polaroids, and Liquid Crystal Filters VARIABLE VECTOGRAMS Objectives Increase the amplitude of negative fusional vergence (NFV) and positive fusional vergence…

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Introduction and General Concepts

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Introduction and General Concepts This chapter provides detailed information and guidelines for vision therapy, and Chapters 6, 7, 8 describe a select group of vision therapy procedures for the treatment…

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Eye Movement Disorders

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Eye Movement Disorders This chapter discusses the characteristics, diagnosis, and management of fixational, saccadic, and pursuit eye movement disorders. We use the term ocular motor dysfunction to refer to the…

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