Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access

Department of Optometry, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Treatment Approaches of Accommodative Spasm: A Mini-Review
  Author(s): Prithwis Manna*, Puja Sarbajna and Sourav Karmakar
  
  Accommodation is a process that allows a sharp focus on the fovea by relaxing the ciliary muscle, decreasing the lens's diameter, and increasing its thickness and curvature. The midbrain supranuclear impulse produces the motor command, leaves the Edinger Westphal nucleus and creates the near-triad synkinesis. An accommodative spasm occurs when the near triad reflexes fail. Common causes of accommodative spasms include excessive near work, psychological stress, head trauma, and strabismic and non-strabismic conditions. This review conducted a comprehensive analysis to comprehend the clinical characteristics, aetiology, diagnostic markers, and treatment alternatives. The most common symptoms of accommodative spasm include reduced distance and near vision, frontal headache, sensitivity to light or glare, and eyestrain during close work. In addition, the signs of acco.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.23.14.936

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