Accommodation

Question 1

What is Accommodative Insufficiency?

Answer 1

Accommodative insufficiency occurs when the amplitude of accommodation (AA) is lower than expected for the patients age .

Question 2

What are the main Symptoms of Accommodative Insufficiency?

Answer 2

• Blurred vision
• Diplopia
• Difficulty Reading (sometimes at the end of the day)
• Irritability
• Poor concentrations
• Headaches

Question 3

What are the main Signs on Accommodative Insufficiency?

Answer 3

• Amplitude of Accommodation is less than expected for age
• Usually fail +/- 2.00D flipper test
• Positive Relative Accommodative under -1.50D
• MEM lag > +1.00 D