The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems

Introduction: Prisms is used for binocularity diagnosis and vision therapy in optometry particularly in treating symptomatic vision anomalies such as divergence excess, convergence insufficiency, nystagmus and concomitant as well as incomitant strabismus. This utilization of base-out prism in the...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah, Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz
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Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2020
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author Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah
Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz
author_facet Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah
Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz
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description Introduction: Prisms is used for binocularity diagnosis and vision therapy in optometry particularly in treating symptomatic vision anomalies such as divergence excess, convergence insufficiency, nystagmus and concomitant as well as incomitant strabismus. This utilization of base-out prism in the alteration of vergence and accommodation system is not well explored especially on normal binocular vision. This study aimed to assess the effect of prism base-out inducement on vergence and accommodation among normal binocular vision system. Aim: To compare the value of positive fusional vergence (PFV) and amplitude of accommodation (AA) before and after introduction of 6 prism base-out (BO) at fixation distance of 6m for 15 minutes. Methodology: Thirty participants were recruited in this quasiexperimental study and all of the participants wore the 6 prism BO for 15 minutes while watching movie at 6m. AA and PFV at 6m and 40cm were measured pre- and post-watching movie at 6m with 6 prism BO inducement. Results: The AA and PFV before and after intervention were then being compared and the results showed that there were insignificant changes (p>0.05) in AA and PFV of both eyes. Conclusion: The results suggested that the utilization of 6 prism BO in 15 minutes did insignificantly alter accommodation and vergence system.
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spelling iium-823902020-09-08T07:46:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82390/ The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz RE Ophthalmology Introduction: Prisms is used for binocularity diagnosis and vision therapy in optometry particularly in treating symptomatic vision anomalies such as divergence excess, convergence insufficiency, nystagmus and concomitant as well as incomitant strabismus. This utilization of base-out prism in the alteration of vergence and accommodation system is not well explored especially on normal binocular vision. This study aimed to assess the effect of prism base-out inducement on vergence and accommodation among normal binocular vision system. Aim: To compare the value of positive fusional vergence (PFV) and amplitude of accommodation (AA) before and after introduction of 6 prism base-out (BO) at fixation distance of 6m for 15 minutes. Methodology: Thirty participants were recruited in this quasiexperimental study and all of the participants wore the 6 prism BO for 15 minutes while watching movie at 6m. AA and PFV at 6m and 40cm were measured pre- and post-watching movie at 6m with 6 prism BO inducement. Results: The AA and PFV before and after intervention were then being compared and the results showed that there were insignificant changes (p>0.05) in AA and PFV of both eyes. Conclusion: The results suggested that the utilization of 6 prism BO in 15 minutes did insignificantly alter accommodation and vergence system. Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82390/1/82390_The%20effect%20of%206-prism%20base-out.pdf Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah and Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz (2020) The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 4 (1). pp. 1017-1022. E-ISSN 2600-8491 https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/415/337
spellingShingle RE Ophthalmology
Abu Bakar, Nur Munirah
Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz
The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title_full The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title_fullStr The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title_full_unstemmed The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title_short The effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
title_sort effect of 6-prism base-out at 6-metre fixation on vergence and accommodation systems
topic RE Ophthalmology
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