Study shows intermittent exotropia isn’t driven by accommodative convergence alone, nor associated with over-accommodation secondary to fusional convergence efforts.
More than 78% of high-risk individuals failed and 66% were referred to ophthalmology due to cataracts, retinal abnormalities or other ocular disease findings that may have gone undetected.
Experts characterize the rise in cases and differences based on socioeconomic status, education and ethnicity as evidence of failure of policymakers to expand access to care.
If the proposed changes become law, ODs and MDs will have to obtain signatures before distributing a paper or digital script and keep them on record for three years.