Differences in the management of amblyopia between European countries.
Br J Ophthalmol
; 87(3): 291-6, 2003 Mar.
Article
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| ID: mdl-12598440
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Amblyopia treatment is not standardised and differences between centres and countries have not been systematically investigated. This survey compares the different patterns of orthoptic treatment of amblyopia in the United Kingdom (UK) and three German speaking countries (GSC).METHODS:
Questionnaires were sent to orthoptists in the UK and the GSC asking for their preferred choices of treatment of amblyopia between the ages of 6 months to 10 years.RESULTS:
The following significant differences in management of amblyopia were found (1) the number of hours of occlusion per week was higher in the GSC, p<0.0001, (2) orthoptists in the GSC treat amblyopia up to an older age. Orthoptists in the GSC and in the UK predicted similar treatment outcomes.CONCLUSION:
Orthoptists in the GSC usually treat patients more intensively and for longer, while the prediction of visual outcome does not differ significantly between countries. These results highlight the lack of standardisation in the treatment of the various types of amblyopia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ambliopia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido