BINOCULAR DYSFUNCTION REMEDIATION I ACCOMMODATIVE THERAPY
Accommodative Dysfunctions Run along the vertical axis of the new fangled, BVA ‘O’ MATIC CHART Less severe: towards center More severe: towards periphery
PCE 2ºAE PCE 2ºAI CE AI AE PCI CI LOW HIGH LOW/ NORMAL HIGH/ NORMAL HIGH/ NORMAL LOW/ NORMAL
Accommodative Dysfunctions Off vertical axis: increased vergence involvement –Left: PCI or CI –Right: PCE (secondary to accommodative excess or insufficiency)
PCE 2ºAE PCE 2ºAI CE AI AE PCI CI LOW HIGH LOW/ NORMAL HIGH/ NORMAL HIGH/ NORMAL LOW/ NORMAL
Accommodative Insufficiency (AI) More severe at bottom edge Vergence is a secondary modality to address 5 accommodative activities first 2-3 sessions Incorporate 2 vergence activities after 2rd session
Accommodative Excess (AE) More severe at top edge Usually expect smaller “gains” each week of Tx compared with insufficiency Vergence is a secondary modality to address 5 accommodative activities first 3-4 sessions Incorporate 2 vergence activities after 3rd session
Accommodative Infacility (AInf) Towards periphery (usually a older, more severe cases) –Top: “Classic” accommodative infacility PLUSDiagnostic criteria for AE PLUS MINUS –Difficulty clearing MINUS (and plus) on monocular +/-2.00 facility Takes longer to remediate than other accommodative Dx
Accommodative Infacility Towards periphery (usually a older, more severe cases) insufficiency –Bottom: accommodative infacility with accommodative insufficiency AND...Diagnostic criteria for accomm. insufficiency AND... PLUS –Difficulty clearing PLUS (and minus) on monocular +/-2.00 facility Takes longer to remediate than AE and AI, but shorter than true infacility
Therapy Techniques for Accommodation Tx Monocular Hart Chart Rock: Monocular Lens Rock: Monocular window screen rock: Alternate occlusion methods (lens rock or far/near rock): *Red/Red Rock: *Binocular A/S Chart Rock:
Vergence Techniques for Accommodation Tx Brock string: –Add ladybug vergence –Add BI/BO flippers –Add BOP/BIM
Vergence Techniques for Accommodation Tx Vectogram: –Add spatial localization –Add BI/BO flippers –Add BOP/BIM Eccentric circles: –Add spatial localization –Add BI/BO flippers –Add BOP/BIM
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