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Effect of 20 minutes 3-prism base-out wear on vergence parameters

Muhamad Hakimi, Nik Amira Athirah and Othman, Shah Farez and Ithnin, Mohd. Hafidz and Tamchek, Nizam (2025) Effect of 20 minutes 3-prism base-out wear on vergence parameters. Journal of Optometry, Eye and Health Research, 6 (2). pp. 33-39. E-ISSN 2682-7859

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Abstract

Prism is utilised in visual treatment and binocular vision evaluation. Previous studies did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the impact of a 20-minute prism base-out wear on the vergence system when viewing at a distance. This study aimed to assess the effect of 3 prism base-out wear on the vergence system when viewing at distance position. Thirty (30) subjects were recruited in this cross-sectional clinical study. Subjects wore 3-prism base-out for 20 minutes while watching a movie at 6 m. Phorias were tested at distance and near, near point of convergence (NPC), negative fusional vergence (NFV) at distance and near, and positive fusional vergence (PFV) at distance and near. All vergence parameters were measured before and after watching the movie at 6 m with a 3-prism base-out inducement. A parametric paired t-test results analysis showed that there were significant differences in the mean phoria at 6 m (t (29) =2.37, p0.05). In conclusion, after a 20-minute period of 3 prism base-out wear, the vergence parameters observed in this investigation were almost identical for all normal subjects when viewing a distance fixation

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Prism Base-out, Near Point of Convergence (NPC), Negative Fusional Vergence (NFV), Positive Fusional Vergence (PFV), Phoria
Subjects: R Medicine > RE Ophthalmology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences
Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Optometry and Visual Science
Depositing User: Ts. Dr. Shah Farez Othman
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2025 11:19
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2025 11:20
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/124262

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