Purpose
To estimate the frequency of convergence insufficiency (Cl) and its related clinical characteristics among 9- to 13-year-old children. Methods. Fifth and sixth graders were screened in school settings at three different study sites. Eligible children with 20/30 or better visual acuity, minimal refractive error, no strabismus, and exophoria at near were evaluated according to a standardized protocol to determine the presence and severity of Cl. These children were classified according to the presence and number of the following clinical signs: (1) exophoria at near S4A than far, (2) insufficient fusional convergence, and (3) receded nearpoint of convergence. Also, children were classified as accommodative insufficient (AI) if they failed Hofstetter's minimum amplitude formula or had greater than a +1.00 D lag on Monocular Estimate Method retinoscopy.
Results
Of 684 children screened, 468 (68%) were eligible for further evaluation. Of these, 453 had complete data on Cl measurements and were classified as: no Cl (nonexophoric at near or exophoric at near and<4A difference between near and far) (78.6%); low suspect Cl (exophoric at near and one clinical sign: exophoria at near >4A than far) (8.4%); high suspect Cl (exophoric at near and two clinical signs) (8.8%); and definite Cl (exophoric at near and three clinical signs) (4.2%). Cl status varied according to ethnicity and study site (p<0.0005), but not gender. The frequency of AI increased with the number of Cl-related signs. For Cl children with three signs, 78.9% were classified as also having AI.
Conclusions
These findings suggest that Cl (defined as high suspect and definite) is frequent (13%) among fifth and sixth grade children. In addition, there is a high percentage of Cl children with an associated AI
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