Management of Divergence Excess Intermittent Exotropia.

A method of treating divergence excess intermittent exotropia which differs from standard orthoptics is presented. Training is not done at the objective angle; ARC is ignored; diplopia awareness is not cultivated; stereoscopic targets are introduced before flat fusion or simultaneous perception targ...

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Publicado en:Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 366 - 371
Autor principal: Flax, Nathan
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Optometric Extension Program Dec2018
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Sumario:A method of treating divergence excess intermittent exotropia which differs from standard orthoptics is presented. Training is not done at the objective angle; ARC is ignored; diplopia awareness is not cultivated; stereoscopic targets are introduced before flat fusion or simultaneous perception targets; little emphasis is placed on developing base-out prism vergence ranges; monocular skills and accommodative facility are developed; and plus adds are utilized. The rationale for this approach is developed.