Convergence eye exercises treat convergence insufficiency, and pencil pushup is the most common convergence eye exercise. A person practicing convergence eye exercise can initially feel eye strain, eye pain, and headache, but these symptoms usually resolve with time.
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I have strabismus and is slightly misaligned. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I believe I have mild strabismus, however, it is not very obvious when looking straight ahead but the minute I try to focus on something, or look in another direction (without moving my head) you can clearly see that my right eye is slightly misaligned. Is this something that can be c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is an elaborate and well-detailed query. Now coming back to the clinical condition, if I am correctly understanding it, your right eye seems to deviate outwards towards your ears only when you try to focus on near objects. Right? But they are straight when looking... Read Full »
How to cure the squint in my eyes after I started wearing glasses?
Query: Hi doctor, I have squint eyes, please check the attached picture. I am 24 years old, and I started wearing glasses when I was 16. I do not think I had squint before I started wearing glasses. Please suggest some exercise to reduce squint or tell me what will be best for me. I have -3 power with cyli... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Considering that you have a refractive error with cylindrical power, you can get corneal topography done. -3 is a moderate refractive error. Convergence exercises (pencil push ups) can be tried. The photographs uploaded (attachment removed to protect patient identity... Read Full »
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