Prevalence of Convergence Insufficiency among Elementary School Children

J.E. Letourneau; S. Ducie

doi:10.65636/cjo.v50i3.6973

Auteurs-es

J.E. Letourneau
S. Ducie

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.65636/cjo.v50i3.6973

Mots-clés :

convergence insufficiency, children, elementary school

Résumé

La prévalence de l'insuffisance de convergence chez des enfants de 5 à 13 ans a été mesurée dans six écoles primaires de la région de Montreal, soit un échantillon de 2,048 sujets des deux sexes. Le taux de prévalence était de 2.25% (CI95% =l.6-2.9) ce qui est inférieur aux résultats antérieurs. Les raisons de cette différence, la signification clinique de l'insuffisance de convergence et les méthodes de diagnostic sont analysées.

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