The Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency in Australia

Elaine Cornell, DipAppSc(Cumb), DOBA

Data on 190 cases of convergence insufficiency who received treatment from a variety of orthoptists during 1984 and 1985 is analysed. Results show that patients are typically young adults, have no refractive error and complete treatment in approximately eight weeks, requiring about three office visits. Significant improvements are found in measures of convergence, accommodation, near deviation, and fusional convergence. No significant change is found in the distance deviation or fusional divergence.