title: General binocular dysfunctions in an urban optometry clinic.
abstract: The prevalence of general binocular dysfunction with asthenopia was determined for non-presbyopes at an urban optometry clinic serving municipal workers and their dependents. Of the sample of 119 patients, 42.9% had jobs with heavy desk work demands (primarily secretarial and clerical) and 39.5% were students. The prevalence of symptomatic general binocular dysfunction was 21.0%. Accommodative dysfunctions were the most commonly encountered condition at 16.8%. Symptomatic near esophoria was found in 5.9% of patients and convergence insufficiency in 4.2%. Both vergence dysfunctions overlapped with accommodative dysfunctions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001248:Asthenopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D009907:Optometry; D014505:Urban Population; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*