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Journal article
Treatment of Strabismic Amblyopia With Refractive Correction
American journal of ophthalmology, v 143(6), pp 1060-1063
01 Jun 2007
PMID: 17524783
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Abstract
Purpose
To report data on the response of previously untreated strabismic amblyopia to spectacle correction.
Design
Prospective, interventional case series.
Methods
Twelve patients with previously untreated strabismic amblyopia were prescribed spectacles and examined at five-week intervals until visual acuity was not improved from the prior visit.
Results
Amblyopic eye acuity improved by 2 lines or more from spectacle-corrected baseline acuity in nine of the 12 patients (75%), resolving in three (interocular difference ≤1 line). Mean change from baseline to maximum improvement was 2.2 ± 1.8 lines. Improvement continued for up to 25 weeks.
Conclusions
These results support the suggestion from a prior study that strabismic amblyopia can improve and even resolve with spectacle correction alone. Larger studies with concurrent controls are needed to confirm or refute these findings.
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- Title
- Treatment of Strabismic Amblyopia With Refractive Correction
- Creators
- Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (Collaboration)Susan A Cotter - Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityAllison R Edwards - Inquiries to Susan A. Cotter, Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, United StatesJonathan M Holmes - Mayo ClinicRaymond T Kraker - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchB. Michele Melia - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchMichael X Repka - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchDavid K Wallace - Duke UniversityKatherine K Weise - University of AlabamaRobert W Arnold - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchWilliam F Astle - Inquiries to Susan A. Cotter, Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, United StatesCarmen N Barnhardt - Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityRoy W Beck - Jaeb Center for Health ResearchEileen E Birch - Retina Foundation of the SouthwestSean P Donahue - Vanderbilt HealthDonald F Everett - National Eye InstituteJoost Felius - New England College of OptometryMitchell M Scheiman - Drexel University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University (2008-2025)
- Publication Details
- American journal of ophthalmology, v 143(6), pp 1060-1063
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000247167000031
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34248574577
- Other Identifier
- 991021900815404721
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