[Results of penalisation treatment (author's transl)]

Abstract

The results of penalisation treatment are given in the cases of 233 children with squint and 9 with amblyopia without a squint angle. With regard to amblyopia treatment penalisation is indeed not so effective as direct total occlusion, but it can be used, for example when the parents or children fight against the occlusion or when a plaster allergy is present. Even in school children the near-penalisation in cases of amblyopia diagnosed too late can bring very satisfactory visual improvements (in over 50%), provide care and stamina are present. For prophylaxis against amblyopia, the penalisation is especially suitable. In only 1/3 of cases the squint angle becomes obviously smaller, and signs of incomitance are not affected. Less than one third incomitance are not affected. Less than one third of the children attain with penalisation alone binocular vision--and even this usually on the basis of anomalous development.