Objective: To investigate the fusional range by using prism bar among students in Shantou City of Guangdong
Province, China. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 4 012 normal eye subjects among
randomly selected 7 537 students aged 6 to 19 years from 9 schools in Shantou City. Horizontal fusional range
measured with prism bar. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS statistical software to investigate the
association of age, gender, vergence and divergence. Results: A total of 7 464 students were examined, including
3 928 boys and 3 536 girls, mean age 11 years. The number of students with binocular vision ≥0.8 was 4 012,
accounting for 53.75% of the number of fusional examination; the mean vergence range was 15.87△±10.74△, and
the mean divergence range was 26.41△±12.04△. The vergence and divergence range group of 4 to 8 years and 9 to 11 years students was higher than the group of 12 to 20 years, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).
The vergence range of female students was higher than that of male students. Conclusion: In this study, the
vergence range is higher than divergence. With an increase in ages, the range of vergence and divergence decreases.