What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify patients with vertical heterophoria who have reduced ability to adapt to vertical prism.

March 21, 2026

Adaptation to Vertical Prism

Key Points

To identify patients with vertical heterophoria who have reduced ability to adapt to vertical prism.
Developed a clinical method for assessment
Focused on patients with vertical heterophoria
Evaluated adaptation to induced vertical prism
Identified patients with reduced adaptation to vertical prism
Demonstrated the need for targeted vertical prismatic correction

Abstract

ABSTRACT Patients with vertical heterophoria and a reduced ability to adapt to an induced vertical prism are appropriate patients for a vertical prismatic correction. A clinical method is presented for identifying those patients with a reduced ability to adapt to an induced vertical prism.

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Cite This Study

J. Boyd Eskridge (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be37096e48c4981c6766b6 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2330-9512.1988.tb01530.x