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Table 3 Changes in outcome measures of patients with convergence insufficiency by treatment group

From: Virtual reality-based vision therapy versus OBVAT in the treatment of convergence insufficiency, accommodative dysfunction: a pilot randomized controlled trial

CISS score

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Total change

VR group

27.69 ± 8.50

22.63 ± 9.88

21.75 ± 9.13

-5.94 ± 3.11

OBVAT group

25.18 ± 9.40

18.82 ± 8.15

16.47 ± 8.02

-8.71 ± 2.99

Effect size

group

group*time

time

 

 F value

2.298

0.424

13.074

 

 P value

0.140

0.656

 < 0.001

 

NPC break (cm)

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Total change

 VR group

6.59 ± 3.63

5.06 ± 2.73

4.62 ± 2.38

-1.97 ± 1.09

 OBVAT group

6.00 ± 2.95

3.91 ± 1.99

3.82 ± 1.41

-2.18 ± 0.80

Effect size

group

group*time

time

 

 F value

1.084

0.478

13.290

 

 P value

0.306

0.624

 < 0.001

 

PFV blur or break at near (â–³)

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Total change

 VR group

22.63 ± 6.15

32.97 ± 7.98

34.47 ± 5.20

11.84 ± 2.01

 OBVAT group

23.06 ± 5.18

34.68 ± 5.98

35.47 ± 4.64

12.41 ± 1.69

Effect size

group

group*time

time

 

 F value

0.421

0.008

61.222

 

 P value

0.521

0.888

 < 0.001

 

Near horizontal phoria (â–³)

Baseline

6 weeks

12 weeks

Total change

 VR group

-16.31 ± 3.99

-13.94 ± 4.60

-13.13 ± 5.15

3.19 ± 1.63

 OBVAT group

-15.35 ± 2.83

-11.53 ± 5.62

-9.94 ± 6.33

5.41 ± 1.68

Effect size

group

group*time

time

 

 F value

2.261

1.067

16.482

 

 P value

0.143

0.350

 < 0.001

 
  1. CISS Convergence Insufficiency Symptoms Survey, NPC near point of convergence, PFV positive fusional vergence, â–³ prism diopters