Pencil pushups test

Pencil pushups test used for convergence insufficiency to main find ourlt and care of the eye

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3. I n t r o duction Enter subtitle 01 Pencil push-ups treatment (PPT) is a commonly prescribed eye exercise approach for convergence insufficiency (CI)

4. Enter your title here 32500 80% They are also called or categorized as near point of convergence exercises Typically, this exercise is done with a pencil but any object with the shape of a pencil could work. Pencils used in PPT can have an alphabet or other characters on it to stimulate the accommodative system. If the patient does not know their letters yet, the optometrist may opt for a more familiar symbol like animal or shape and have the patient look at that while they perform the pencil pushup task

5. PPT usually have letters on them to allow the patient to focus their accommodative system to one place on the pencil while it is moved closer and farther from the nose The goal is to keep the pencil clear (not blurry) and single (not double) for as long as possible while moving the pencil close and far from the nose

6. There are several studies evaluating the effectiveness of in-office vision therapy vs pencil pushups One such study revealed that after 12 weeks of therapy the convergence insufficiency score was significantly reduced in the in-office vision therapy group from 32.1 to 9.5. However, after 12 weeks of pencil pushups the convergence insufficiency score decreased from 29.3 to 25.9. It is of particular interest to note that pencil pushup therapy was found to be no more effective than the placebo therapy

7. PPT is not indicated as a useful tool in the treatment of Convergence Insufficiency so it is important that you are not just using this as a way to solve that binocular vision disorder

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