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- Title
Eye patching as a treatment for amblyopia in children aged 10-16 years.
- Authors
Erdem, Elif; Çınar, Gül; Somer, Deniz; Demir, Necati; Burcu, Ayse; Örnek, Firdevs
- Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the effects of full-time patching regimen on the treatment of amblyopia in children aged 10-16 years. Methods: Forty-seven patients with a mean age of 12.09 ± 1.65 years were included in this study. All of the patients received eye patching for the entire day, 6 days a week, during the first 3 months. The patients who achieved visual acuity of 0.00 logMAR at the third month were provided with additional patching treatment (4-6 h/day). On the other hand, the patients who showed no change in their visual acuity or an increase of less than 0.00 logMAR at the third month had 3 more months of eye patching for the entire day, 6 days a week. Results: Prior to treatment, the best mean visual acuity of the amblyopic eyes was 0.48 ± 0.25 (range 1.00-0.15) logMAR. After follow-up, the visual acuity of the amblyopic eyes was 0.20 ± 0.22 (range 1.00-0.00) logMAR. Thus, visual acuity in the amblyopic eyes improved by 0.2 log unit or more in 38 of 47 patients (81%). Conclusions: The present results show that patching in older children with amblyopia improves visual acuity with no serious complications. The use of patching in children to improve amblyopia seems promising.
- Subjects
AMBLYOPIA; JUVENILE diseases; AGE groups; VISION disorders; VISUAL acuity; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011, Vol 55, Issue 4, p389
- ISSN
0021-5155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10384-011-0029-z