Amplitude of accommodation

Amplitude of accommodation (AA) is a measurement of the eye’s ability to focus clearly on objects at near distances (i.e. accommodation). This eye focusing range for a child is usually about 5–7.5 cm (2–3 inches). For a young adult, it is 10–15 cm (4–6 inches). The focus range for a 45-year-old adult is about 50 cm (20 inches). For an 80-year-old adult, it is 1.5 m (60 inches). [1]

The average amplitude of accommodation, in diopters, for a patient of a given age may be estimated by Hofstetter's formula: 18.5 minus one third of the patient's age in years.

See also

• Convergence insufficiency
• Eye examination
• Negative relative accommodation
• Positive relative accommodation
• Presbyopia

External links

• http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2005;volume=53;issue=2;spage=105;epage=108;aulast=Abraham

Scheiman, Mitchell and Wick, Bruce. Clinical Management of Binocular Vision. Lippincott, New York. 1994.