Mitchell Scheiman

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the care process for Cl by surveying eyecare professionals regarding the most common treatment modalities used by both optometrists and ophthalmologists across the United States...

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..To compare base-in prism reading glasses with placebo reading glasses for the treatment of symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI) in children aged 9 to <18 years...

..To compare vision therapy/orthoptics, pencil push-ups, and placebo vision therapy/orthoptics as treatments for symptomatic convergence insufficiency in children 9 to 18 years of age...

..The purpose of this article is to compare vision therapy/orthoptics, pencil pushups, and placebo vision therapy/orthoptics as treatments for symptomatic convergence insufficiency in adults 19 to 30 years of age...

..To evaluate the kinetics of change in symptoms and signs of convergence insufficiency (CI) during 12 weeks of treatment with commonly prescribed vision therapy/orthoptic treatment regimens...

..To report the effectiveness of various forms of vision therapy/orthoptics in improving accommodative amplitude and facility in children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI) and co-existing accommodative dysfunction...

..We then present an evidence-based treatment approach for symptomatic CI based on the results of these trials. Finally, we discuss unanswered questions and suggest directions for future research in this area...

..To study the effectiveness of pencil pushups treatment (PPT) for the treatment of convergence insufficiency in a clinical situation...

..This study evaluated the repeatability of the Developmental Eye Movement Test (DEM) with three consecutive administrations on two separate visits to 181 children between the ages of 6 years and 11 years 11 months...

..Recently, less expensive red/green targets have become available. In this study, we compare polarized versus red/green methods, using random dot and contour targets...

..To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years...

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..Although amblyopia can be successfully treated with patching or atropine, there have been few prospective studies of amblyopia recurrence once treatment is discontinued...

..To compare patching and atropine sulfate as treatments for moderate amblyopia in children 18 months after completion of a 6-month randomized trial...

..To compare 2 hours vs 6 hours of daily patching as treatments for moderate amblyopia in children younger than 7 years...

..The outcome is similar regardless of initial treatment with atropine or patching...

..To assess the stability of visual acuity improvement during the first year after cessation of amblyopia treatment other than spectacle wear in children aged 7 to 12 years...

..To compare daily atropine to weekend atropine as prescribed treatments for moderate amblyopia in children younger than 7 years...

..It includes the budget for the Study Chair's office, revised budgets for the clinical centers, the results of pilot studies funded by an NEI Clinical Trial Planning Grant, and the CITT Manual of Procedures. ..

..In addition to PCO, the other clinical centers are located at Colleges of Optometry in Boston, Houston, and Birmingham, with the Study Chair in Boston and the Coordinating Center at Stony Brook. ..