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. 2016 Aug;1(1):287-305.
doi: 10.1016/j.yaoo.2016.03.007.

The Amblyopia Treatment Studies: Implications for Clinical Practice

Angela M Chen  1 , Susan A Cotter  2
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The Amblyopia Treatment Studies: Implications for Clinical Practice

Angela M Chen et al. Adv Ophthalmol Optom. 2016 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Amblyopia; Amblyopia Treatment Study; Atropine; Occlusion; Optical correction; Patching; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group; Residual amblyopia.

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Figure 1
Mean visual acuity improvement and proportion of children reaching resolution of amblyopia with refractive correction based on type of amblyopia. * Resolved = amblyopic eye VA equal to or within 1 line of sound eye VA
Figure 2
Figure 2
Time course of maximum VA from optical treatment alone for children with strabismic amblyopia (A) and combined-mechanism amblyopia (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Time course of maximum VA from optical treatment alone for children with strabismic amblyopia (A) and combined-mechanism amblyopia (B).
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Figure 3
Recommended evidence-based approach to treating moderate amblyopia in children <13 years of age. *Alternative treatments include atropine penalization of the sound eye 2 times per week or full-time wear of a Bangerter filter over the sound eye. **Intense treatment is ≥ 6 hours of daily patching
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Comment in

  • Evaluating amblyopia during the era of COVID-19.
    Tamez-Tamez VE, Ruiz-Lozano RE. Tamez-Tamez VE, et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec;258(12):2857-2859. doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04817-2. Epub 2020 Jul 2. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020. PMID: 32617671 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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