Characterizing Refractive Errors, Near Accommodative and Vergence Anomalies and Symptoms in an Optometry Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Refractive, accommodative and vergence parameters and associated anomalies cause symptoms of asthenopia. Patients consult eye care practitioners mainly due to symptoms they experience. To enhance targeted treatments from various anomalies, it is relevant to study symptoms with associating anomalies.

Aim

To determine the frequencies of refractive error, accommodative and vergence anomalies, and their associations with symptoms in sample of Black South Africans.

Method

This prospective, cross-sectional study comprised consecutive participants aged 10-40 years who attended the author's optometry practice in a Black population in South Africa. Visual acuity, refraction, accommodative and vergence tests were performed. Anomalies were classified as either single

SUBMITTER: Wajuihian SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284986 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature