Investigation of the Effect of Different Eye Exercises on Hypermetropia in School-age Children

Medipol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperopia

Treatments: Behavioral: Convergence exercise group; Behavioral: Eye exercises group; Behavioral: Oculomotor Exercise Group (OMEG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03347734

10840098-604.01.01- E.14383

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypermetropia in school-aged children is a pathology which is very common and responds to treatments early. No studies have been found in the literature on the efficancy of the hypermetropia treatments with physiotherapy methods. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of different eye exercises on hypermetropia defects in school age children aged 7-17 years and to determine whether exercise protocols have superiority against each other.

Full description

60 volunteer school-aged children (30 girls, 30 boys, between 7-17 years of age) were included in our study. 60 participants were randomly divided into three groups: eye exercises, convergence exercises and oculomotor exercise groups. Home exercise protocols were given to all groups for 2 sessions per day for 6 weeks, and regular phone calls were made once a week. Participants were assessed for their hypermetropic grades by autorefractometry, visual acuity by snellen chart, near and sharp visual acuity by activities of daily vision scale, and the health-related quality of life by pediatric quality of life inventory 4.0 version (PEDSQI 4.0) children report.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having hypermetropia eye defects
• Max. having a 1.50 D astigmatism defect
• Using glasses
• Having mental capacity in the level to understand and do exercises
• Not having systemic disease preventing exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Having undergone eye surgery
• Having more than 1.50 D astigmatism defect
• Not using glasses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Eye Exercises Group (EEG)

Experimental group

Description:

For the individuals in the group of eye exercises (GEG), 10 repetitive eye exercises protocol was organized as a home program for 6 weeks, twice a day in the morning and evening each day of the week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Eye exercises group

Convergence Exercise Group (CEG)

Experimental group

Description:

For the individuals in the group of convergence exercise, 5 minutes convergence exercise protocol was organized as a home program for 6 weeks, twice a day in the morning and evening each day of the week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Convergence exercise group

Oculomotor Exercise Group (OMEG)

Experimental group

Description:

For the individuals in the group of oculomotor exercise, 10 repetitive, four different oculomotor exercise protocols with eye stabilization were organized as home programs for 6 weeks, twice a day in the morning and evening each day of the week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oculomotor Exercise Group (OMEG)