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Stability of visual acuity improvement following discontinuation of amblyopia treatment in children aged 7 to 12 years
Archives of ophthalmology (1960), v 125(5), pp 655-659
01 May 2007
PMID: 17502505
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Abstract
OBJECTIVETo assess the stability of visual acuity improvement during the first year after cessation of amblyopia treatment other than spectacle wear in children aged 7 to 12 years.METHODSAt the completion of a multicenter randomized trial during which amblyopia treated with patching and atropine improved by at least 2 lines on the electronic Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study testing protocol, 80 patients aged 7 to 12 years were followed up while not receiving treatment (other than spectacle wear) for 1 year.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURETen letters or more (> or =2 lines) worsening of visual acuity (measured using the electronic Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study testing protocol) during the year following treatment discontinuation.RESULTSDuring the year following cessation of treatment, the cumulative probability of worsening visual acuity (> or =2 lines) was 7% (95% confidence interval, 3%-17%); 82% of patients maintained an increase in visual acuity of 10 letters or more compared with their visual acuity before starting treatment.CONCLUSIONVisual acuity improvement occurring during amblyopia treatment is sustained in most children aged 7 to 12 years for at least 1 year after discontinuing treatment other than spectacle wear.TRIAL REGISTRATIONClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094692.
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- Title
- Stability of visual acuity improvement following discontinuation of amblyopia treatment in children aged 7 to 12 years
- Creators
- Richard W Hertle - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchMitchell M ScheimanRoy W BeckDanielle L ChandlerDarron A BacalEileen BirchRaymond H ChuJonathan M HolmesDeborah L KlimekKatherine A LeeMichael X RepkaDavid R WeakleyPediat Eye Dis Investigator Grp
- Publication Details
- Archives of ophthalmology (1960), v 125(5), pp 655-659
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000246340200009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34248538433
- Other Identifier
- 991021900187004721
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