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Aortic insufficiency (AI), also known as aortic regurgitation (AR), is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. As a consequence, the cardiac muscle is forced to work harder than normal.
Volume 39/Number 1/2008 35 ABSTRACTBackground: Accommodative Insufficiency (AI) is a condition in which a patient has an inability to focus or sustain focus at near. Several management options are available including plus lenses for near, optometric vision therapy, and monitoring.he most frequently prescribed near add powers were +0.75D and +1.00D, with a range from +0.50D to +2.25D. (Figure 3) Conclusion This paper has shown that the most common treatment of accommodative insufficiency in an academic health center is prescribing a near addition power lens.