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- Eye surgery is rarely neededOptometrists Network: What is Convergence Insufficiency (CI)?
- Pencil push-ups therapy is often prescribedOptometrists Network: What is Convergence Insufficiency (CI)?
- Affects an estimated 5% of children and adultsOhio State Health Sciences Center: Convergence Insufficiency
- Affected individuals can have 20/20 visionOptometrists Network: What is Convergence Insufficiency (CI)?
- Can be mistaken for attention deficit disorderThe New York Times: Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double (Septemeber 11, 2007)
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Convergence insufficiency is the inability to focus both eyes on an object as it gets closer to the face. People with convergence insufficiency tend to have trouble reading, writing and looking at things close up. They usually experience double vision when objects are viewed close to their faces.Optometrists Network: What is Convergence Insufficiency (CI)?
SymptomsOhio State Health Sciences Center: [http://optometry.osu.edu/research/CITT/4364.cfm Convergence Insufficiency]
- Headaches
- Short attention span
- Rubbing or closing eyes
- Eyestrain
- Blurry Vision
- Sleepiness
- Double Vision
Treatment
Treatment can be passive or active. Active treatment involves strengthening the eye muscles through pencil push-ups or optometry therapy. Passive treatment is using some external means of correcting the problem. Common passive treatments include prisms, reading glasses and surgery.Ohio State Health Sciences Center: Convergence Insufficiency-
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Convergence Insufficiency Prevention
Convergence Insufficiency Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Convergence Insufficiency Clinical Trials
Convergence Insufficiency Support Groups, Discussions and Blogs
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- Optometrists Network: Success with Visual Disabilities: Convergence Insufficiency
- ADDexecutive: Convergence Insufficiency and ADD/ADHD Diagnoses (September 12, 2007)
- OnTrack Reading: Convergence Insufficiency Study | Convergence Insufficiency
- ParentsUnderground Blog: Ever Heard of Convergence Insufficiency - An Eye Disorder (September 11, 2007)
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