4. Pairwise meta‐analysis or individual study results: adults.
Pairwise comparison | Number of RCTs | Improvement in NPC (MD with 95% CI); I2 | Improvement in PFV (MD with 95% CI); I2 | Improvement in CISS score (MD with 95% CI); I2 |
Office‐based vergence/accommodative therapy alone vs Office‐based vergence/accommodative therapy with home reinforcement |
1 | 0.90 (‐2.03, 3.83); ‐ | ‐3.80 (‐7.53, ‐0.07); ‐ | 0.20 (‐2.84, 3.24); ‐ |
Office‐based vergence/accommodative therapy with home reinforcement vs Placebo intervention |
2 | 2.43 (‐0.02, 4.87); 0.0% | 16.73 (7.11, 26.36); 56.3% | 3.03 (‐6.33, 12.39); 0.0% |
Home‐based pencil/target push‐ups vs Placebo intervention |
1 | ‐0.20 (‐6.38, 5.98); ‐ | 4.60 (‐3.66, 12.86); ‐ | ‐1.20 (‐11.13, 8.73); ‐ |
Home‐based pencil/target push‐ups vs Office‐based vergence/accommodative therapy with home reinforcement |
1 | ‐2.80 (‐8.75, 3.15); ‐ | ‐7.80 (‐17.61, 2.01); ‐ | ‐4.70 (‐13.99, 4.59); ‐ |
Base‐in prism reading glasses vs Placebo intervention |
1 | 0.4 (‐1.9, 2.7)*; ‐ | 0.0 (‐1.3, 1.2)*; ‐ | ‐8.9 (‐11.6, ‐6.3)*; ‐ |
CI: confidence interval; CISS: Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey; MD: mean difference; NPC: near point of convergence; PFV: positive fusional vergence; RCT: randomized controlled trial
*Difference in values measured at a follow up time point (instead of change from baseline)