Title
Frequency of convergence insufficiency among students at a tertiary care centre in rural Karnataka, India
Authors
J Akhil*,1, MC Chaitra2, K Kaliminnal3, Sheik Firdose3 & P Rashmika3
Affiliation
1Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India; 2Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Constituent of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka, India; 3Department of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Constituent of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka, India3-5; *Corresponding author
J Akhil – E-mail: akhilj@yenepoya.edu.in
MC Chaitra - E-mail: chaitramc@sduaher.ac.in
Kaliminnal K – E-mail: kaliminnal25@gmail.com
Sheik Firdose – E-mail: firdoseshakefirdose@gmail.com
Rashmika P - E-mail: rashmika05.npn@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2023; Revised February 28, 2023; Accepted February 28, 2023, Published February 28, 2023
Abstract
As per our literature search studies on convergence insufficiency are being conducted in children or among the geriatric age group and before the pandemic affected the world. Since the commence of COVID 19 pandemic, increased screen time has increased with online teaching and work affecting their near work and increased convergence, refractive errors especially myopia. Hence the rate of change of convergence insufficiency might be possible. As per our knowledge this is one of first study being conducted among students on convergence insufficiency post Pandemic with increased near work as well as display time. The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of convergence insufficiency and also determine the correlation between gender, refractive error (Corrected and uncorrected refractive error) and the amount of screen time among the students of same age group.
Keywords
Corrected and uncorrected refractive error, binocular vision anomalies, convergence insufficiency, screening time
Citation
Akhil et al. Bioinformation 19(2): 196-198 (2023)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
