Frequency of convergence insufficiency among students at a tertiary care centre in rural Karnataka, India

Abstract

As per our literature search studies on convergence insufficiency are being conducted in children or among the geriatric age group and before the pandemic affected the world. Since the commence of COVID 19 pandemic, increased screen time has increased with online teaching and work affecting their near work and increased convergence, refractive errors especially myopia. Hence the rate of change of convergence insufficiency might be possible. As per our knowledge this is one of first study being conducted among students on convergence insufficiency post Pandemic with increased near work as well as display time. The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of convergence insufficiency and also determine the correlation between gender, refractive error (Corrected and uncorrected refractive error) and the amount of screen time among the students of same age group.