Clinical Approach for the Treatment of Amblyopia in School Children.
- Author:
Young Kil PARK
1
;
Kyung Chul YOON
;
Yeoung Geol PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University College of Medicine Gwangju, Korea. ygpark@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Amblyopia;
Anisometropia;
Strabismus;
School children
- MeSH:
Amblyopia*;
Anisometropia;
Child*;
Humans;
Retrospective Studies;
Strabismus;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2003;44(9):2091-2098
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical aspects of amblyopia and the factors affecting the outcome of treatment of amblyopia in school children. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 100 patients, who had not been treated previously for amblyopia and been followed for more than 6 months after initiating the treatment of amblyopia. They were divided into two groups, one of which was 4~7 years old (50 patients)and the other was 8~12 years old (50 patients). The evaluation included causes of amblyopia, age and visual acuity at the initial treatment, degree of anisometropia, amount of deviation, and duration of treatment. RESULTS: Strabismus was the most common cause of amblyopia, followed by anisometropia and visual deprivation in that order. The causes of amblyopia did not affect the visual outcome either in the 8~12 years old children or in the 4~7 years old children (p=0.10). The factors not affecting visual outcome were visual acuity at the initial treatment (p=0.23), amount of deviation in strabismic amblyopia (p=0.16), degree of anisometropia in anisometropic amblyopia (p=0.49). Compared with the 4~7 years old children, the 8~12 years old chiliren did not show the significant difference in the final visual outcome (p=0.23). CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of amblyopia in school children was as effective as in pre-school children.
