Screening for Convergence Insufficiency in School-age Children

Screening Eye Coordination Study Screening for Convergence Insufficiency in School-age Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00472407

Enrollment

282

Registered

2007-05-11

Start date

2004-10-31

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2018-08-15

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Conditions

Convergence Insufficiency

Keywords

Normal

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of common tests of eye alignment, convergence, and accommodation to identify children with convergence insufficiency in a school screening setting.

Detailed description

The purpose of the Screening for Convergence Insufficiency in School-age Children study was to assess the ability of common tests of eye alignment, convergence, and accommodation to identify children with convergence insufficiency in a school screening setting (where it may not be feasible to do more than one test).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 9 to 17 years * Enrolled in participating school * Parental permission, assent * Ability to complete testing

Exclusion criteria

referral on vision screening for reduced distance visual acuity or significant uncorrected refractive error

Countries

United States

Outcome results