CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY IN THYROID EYE DISEASE

The incidence of convergence insufficiency in patients with thyroid op hthalmopathy and their response to convergence exercise is unknown. Tw enty-seven consecutive patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) were ev aluated prospectively. Six patients with symptomatic convergence insuf ficiency obtained varying degrees of subjective and objective benefit from treatment. None of the six had other TED-related complaints that required therapeutic intervention. The study findings should alert the clinician to consider convergence insufficiency in patients with TED and nonspecific ophthalmic symptoms.