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May 25, 2005
A Randomized Pilot Study of Near Activities Versus Non-Near Activities During Patching Therapy for Amblyopia
Journal of AAPOS,April,2005
The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group*
Sixty-four children, 3 to less than 7 years of age, with anisometropic, strabismic, or combined amblyopia (20/40 to 20/400) were randomly assigned to receive either 2 hours of daily patching with near activities or 2 hours of daily patching without near activities. After 4 weeks of treatment, there was a suggestion of greater improvement in amblyopic eye visual acuity in those assigned to near visual activities (mean 2.6 lines versus 1.6 lines, P = 0.07). The treatment group difference in visual acuity was present for patients with severe amblyopia but not moderate amblyopia. Conclusions: The results suggest that performing near activities while patched may be beneficial in treating amblyopia.
Posted by afarahi at May 25, 2005 12:04 AM