STEREOGRAMS VERGENCE
THERAPY
BY BABLI SHARMA
B.OPTOM , M.OPTOM
INTRODUCTION
 Stereogram exercise helps to improve the
symptoms of convergence insufficiency ,
divergence excess etc
OBJECTIVE
 To improve the symptoms of
convergence insufficiency
EQUIPMENT NEEDED :
 Stereograms cards
 Pen / pencil
PROCEDURE
 Hold the card in your left hand at the same level as your
eye and also can be use this image on device screen
 Take a pen or pencil in right hand (vice versa ) and hold it
infront of card in between two images .
 Look at the pen tip of the pen keep concentrating on it and
move the pen slowly towards your nose keeping card or
screen still you see third complete image in between .
 It may need some effort and good concentration at the tip of
the pen .
 At this point stop moving the pen and maintain your focus for
few second so as to keep the central image complete
 Repeat these steps few times
 After doing this exercise relax your eyes by looking
into the distance or by closing them for a minute or so .
END POINT
 Ideally only one central
complete image should be
seen . three images with two
partial and central complete
image is also acceptable .
 The image appear slightly out
of focus as the concentration
is on the pen tip
 This exercise should be done
with patients glasses on .
Stereograms  vergence therapy

Stereograms vergence therapy

  • 1.
    STEREOGRAMS VERGENCE THERAPY BY BABLISHARMA B.OPTOM , M.OPTOM
  • 2.
    INTRODUCTION  Stereogram exercisehelps to improve the symptoms of convergence insufficiency , divergence excess etc
  • 3.
    OBJECTIVE  To improvethe symptoms of convergence insufficiency
  • 4.
    EQUIPMENT NEEDED : Stereograms cards  Pen / pencil
  • 5.
    PROCEDURE  Hold thecard in your left hand at the same level as your eye and also can be use this image on device screen  Take a pen or pencil in right hand (vice versa ) and hold it infront of card in between two images .  Look at the pen tip of the pen keep concentrating on it and move the pen slowly towards your nose keeping card or screen still you see third complete image in between .  It may need some effort and good concentration at the tip of the pen .  At this point stop moving the pen and maintain your focus for few second so as to keep the central image complete  Repeat these steps few times  After doing this exercise relax your eyes by looking into the distance or by closing them for a minute or so .
  • 6.
    END POINT  Ideallyonly one central complete image should be seen . three images with two partial and central complete image is also acceptable .  The image appear slightly out of focus as the concentration is on the pen tip  This exercise should be done with patients glasses on .