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Identifying Binocular Vision Problems
 
Created:01/06/2010
 
Dr. Maino wrote this article for the December issue of Optometric Managment as the cover story for other eye doctors to read and learn how to diagnose these frequently ignored vision problems:

"In comparison to [various eye diseases] binocular vision (BV) disorders are even more frequently encountered than these diseases and have significant negative effects on one's quality of life. In fact, one study revealed that the prevalence of accommodative [focusing] and BV (strabismic and non-strabismic) disorders is 9.7 times greater than the prevalence of ocular disease in children ages six months to five years old, and it's 8.5 times greater than the prevalence of ocular disease in children ages six to 18 years old. In addition, a study of 1,679 patients between the ages of 18 and 38 showed that 56.2% presented with symptoms associated with BV dysfunction. Although these are alarming statistics, a disconnect exists between the high prevalence of BV disorders in the general population and the BV patients reported being evaluated by primary care optometric practices...". Goto http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=103756 to read the article or ask Dr. Maino for a copy.
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