Abstract
Convergence insufficiency is a relatively common ocular finding, with a prevalence estimated between 3% and 5% in the young adult population (Kent and Steeve, 1953; White and Brown, 1957). Visual therapy consisting mainly of orthoptic treatment was reported to cure or improve the asthenopic symptoms in 91% of treated patients (Grisham, 1988). While surgery has been recommended in patients unresponsive to orthoptic therapy, glasses or prisms, its success remains controversial in view of the recurrence of symptoms reported following conventional bimedial rectus resection.
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Nemet, P., Stolovitch, C. (1990). Differential Resection of Medial Recti in Convergence Insufficiency. In: Campos, E.C. (eds) Strabismus and Ocular Motility Disorders. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11188-6_54
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