CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY

Course overview

CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY IS A BINOCULAR VISION DISORDER THAT RESULTS IN SYMPTOMS SUCH AS EYESTRAIN, HEADACHES, AND DIPLOPIA WHEN LOOKING AT A NEAR TARGET. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS UNDERLYING THE CONDITION, AS WELL AS THE PREVALENCE, DEFINITION, TESTING, DIAGNOSIS, PROPER TREATMENT, AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISORDER. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.