Outcomes of 6 Hour Part-time Occlusion Treatment Combined with Near Activities for Unilateral Amblyopia
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
; : 26-31, 2008.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of the part-time occlusion therapy with near activities in monocular amblyopic patients according to gender, age, severity of amblyopia, and the cause of amblyopia. METHODS: Fifty eight patients who were prescribed part-time occlusion therapy with near activity from July 1998 to October 2004, were included in this retrospective study. All patients were divided into groups by gender, age, severity of amblyopia, and the cause of amblyopia. Main outcome measures were best corrected visual acuity, line improvement, and success rate. RESULTS: At the end of patch therapy, visual acuity improved from baseline by an average of 3.2+/-2.5 lines (0.33+/-0.26 log MAR), and follow-up period was 19.71+/-14.61 months (1.62+/-1.20 years). At the last follow-up, visual acuity improved from baseline by an average of 3.7+/-2.4 lines (0.38+/-0.26 log MAR), and follow-up period was 37.41+/-25.83 months (3.08+/-2.12 years). The success rate was 86% (50 patients) at the end of patch therapy. In 44 patients out of 50 patients (88%), the visual acuity was maintained. While 43 patients out of 47 patients who were less than 7 years old (91%) achieved success, 7 patients out of 11 patients 7 years or older (64%) achieved success (p=0.035). CONCLUSIONS: Six-hour part-time occlusion treatment combined with near activities appears to be favorable in treating 58 children during follow-up of mean 3.08 years. The significant factor was the age at initial treatment.
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Main subject:
Sensory Deprivation
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Time Factors
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Activities of Daily Living
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Visual Acuity
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Amblyopia
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2008
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Article