Prevalence and Patterns of Non-Strabismic Binocular Vision Anomalies in Young Adults with Hypermetropia: A Clinical Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Aim: To assess the Prevalence and Patterns of Non-Strabismic Binocular Vision Anomalies in Young Adults with Hypermetropia. Methodology: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among 145 hyperopic patients in the age group 18-30 years visiting tertiary eye hospital between Jan 2024 and July 2024. The comprehensive eye examination followed by binocular vision assessment was performed on all the recruited subjects. Diagnosis of non strabismic binocular vision anomalies was made on the basis of normative data and diagnostic criteria mentioned in the Scheiman and Wicks findings. Data was analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Results: The prevalence of non strabismic binocular vision anomalies was 46.91% among hyperopic patients. Commonest form of non strabismic binocular vision anomalies was accommodative excess (30.88%) followed by convergence insufficiency (22.06%), accommodative excess with convergence insufficiency (19.11%), convergence excess (14.70%) and accommodative insufficiency (13.23%) respectively. Conclusion: Findings of the current study revealed that non strabismic binocular vision anomalies are linked with the hypermetropia. So, it is crucial to assess the status of accommodation and vergence while prescribing the correction for hypermetropia in order to provide the appropriate correction and ultimately improve visual functioning of eye.