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- Title
Integrating binocular vision assessment in refractive surgery work-up: Proposition and protocol.
- Authors
Muthu, Sumitha; Jethani, Jitendra; Annavajjhala, Sriram; Gupta, Sneha; Gupta, Krati; Khamar, Pooja
- Abstract
Refractive surgeries are one of most commonly performed surgeries for correcting visual impairment due to refractive errors. With the increase in demand for refractive surgeries, there is an enormous strain on the operating surgeon for delivering ideal outcomes i.e 20/20 visual acuity. Regression, under-correction and ectasia are the most dreaded complications post-refractive correction, for the surgeon as well as the patient. They have significant effects on the quantity of the vision and most importantly on the quality of life of the patient. With the advent of digital era and jobs requiring the eyes being glued to the screen for hours there has been a surge in the patients presenting with complaints of asthenopia, glare, halos, and difficulty in focusing; pointing towards diagnosis of non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies (NSBVA). NSBVA in a postrefractive surgery patient may masquerade as regression or under-correction. However, timely diagnosis of NSBVA in such patients would prevent the greater harm caused by wrongful re-correction. Home- and office-based vision therapy results in improvement in visual acuity in a large majority of these patients. This preferred practice pattern intends to guide the refractive surgeons to diagnose and treat the postrefractive surgery NSBVA following a case-based and algorithmic approach. It also emphasizes the inclusion of the binocular vision assessment as a part of the pre-operative workup for patients undergoing refractive procedures.
- Subjects
BINOCULAR vision; BINOCULAR vision disorders; VISUAL acuity; VISUAL training; VISION disorders; ABERROMETRY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE keratectomy
- Publication
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020, Vol 68, Issue 12, p2835
- ISSN
0301-4738
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/ijo.IJO_2724_20