Screening for Convergence Insufficiency in School-age Children

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Convergence Insufficiency

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00472407

2004H0161

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of common tests of eye alignment, convergence, and accommodation to identify children with convergence insufficiency in a school screening setting.

Full description

The purpose of the Screening for Convergence Insufficiency in School-age Children study was to assess the ability of common tests of eye alignment, convergence, and accommodation to identify children with convergence insufficiency in a school screening setting (where it may not be feasible to do more than one test).

Enrollment: 282 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 9 to 17 years
• Enrolled in participating school
• Parental permission, assent
• Ability to complete testing

Exclusion criteria: referral on vision screening for reduced distance visual acuity or significant uncorrected refractive error