Outcome of conventional treatment for adult amblyopia.
Jpn J Ophthalmol
; 58(1): 26-32, 2014 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-24158452
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To ascertain whether conventional treatment can improve visual function in adults with amblyopia.METHODS:
Sixteen patients aged 21-67 years old were instructed to wear glasses for refractive correction and to patch the non-amblyopic eye for at least 1 h per day. Visual acuity, measured with crowded optotypes for distance and near acuity, was checked every 3 months, and followed for a mean (SD) of 14.1 (4.2) months. Prognostic factors related to the subsequent results, an improvement of 3 or more lines logMAR in distance visual acuity, were evaluated.RESULTS:
Of 16 patients, 5 (31 %) improved 3 or more lines of distance and 5 (31 %) in near acuity. The mean improvement in distance was 2.4 lines logMAR (95 % CI 1.4-3.5) and 2.4 lines logMAR for near acuity (95 % CI 1.5-3.3). Patients aged under 45 years (p = 0.0357) and with severe amblyopia (p = 0.0337), defined as a corrected distance visual acuity of worse than -0.699 logMAR, were associated with a good response.CONCLUSIONS:
Conventional treatment may improve the visual acuity of amblyopic eyes even in adult patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Privación Sensorial
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Agudeza Visual
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Ambliopía
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Percepción de Profundidad
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Anteojos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Jpn J Ophthalmol
Año:
2014
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Article