Impact of accommodative insufficiency and accommodative/vergence therapy on ciliary muscle thickness in the eye.

Emmanuel OwusuNahrain M ShasteenG Lynn Mitchell Melissa D Bailey Chiu-Yen KaoAndrew J TooleKathryn RichdaleMarjean Taylor Kulp

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2023)

This study demonstrated significantly thinner apical ciliary muscle thickness in those with AI and that the ciliary muscle can thicken in response to increased workload. This may explain the mechanism for improvement in signs and symptoms with accommodative/vergence therapy.

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skeletal muscle
optical coherence tomography
artificial intelligence
deep learning
cell therapy
depressive symptoms
sleep quality