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KMID : 0892720100140010048
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2010 Volume.14 No. 1 p.48 ~ p.56
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The Effectiveness of Vision Therapy for Accommodative Insufficiency in Children
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Shin Hoy-Sun
Park Chun-Man
Park Sang-Chul
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this controlled study was to determine the effectiveness of vision therapy for accommodative insufficiency in children.
Methods : Thirteen children 9 to 13 years of age with symptomatic accommodative insufficiency were divided into a treatment group (n=6) and a contol group (n=7). The treatment group received 12 weeks of vision therapy while the control group received nothing.
Results : The COVD-QOL score for the treatment group showed both statistically and clinically significant reduction from 29.17±6.37 to 9.83±5.42 (p＜0.001). Also, there were statistically and clinically significant improvements in the clinical measures of accommodative amplitude (p＜0.01) and accommodative facility (p＜0.001). In contrast, there were no significant improvement in symptoms and in the clinical measures of accommodative amplitude and facility for the control group (p＞0.05).
Conclusions : Vision therapy is an effective mode of treatment in eliminating symptoms and improving accommodative amplitude and facility in children with accommodative insufficiency.
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KEYWORD
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accommodative amplitude, accommodative facility, accommodative insufficiency, COVD-QOL questionnaire, symptoms, vision therapy
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