Treatment of High Myopic Anisometropie Amblyopia.
- Author:
Yoonae A CHO
1
;
Sangjin LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmolgy, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anisometropia;
Amblyopia;
Glasses;
High myopia;
Patching
- MeSH:
Amblyopia*;
Anisometropia;
Atropine;
Child;
Eyeglasses;
Glass;
Humans;
Myopia;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1993;34(7):661-666
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
We selected 16 patients who had high myopia more than -6.00D (diopters) in an amblyopic eye and showed refractive difference more than 5.00D between both eyes. All patients had axial myopia and could wear glasses to full correction without any discomfort. Patching or patching combined with atropine penalization was done as antiamblyopia management. Twelve of 13 patients had improved visual acuity after wearing glasses to full correction with antiamblyopia treatment. Six of 8 children older than 8 years of age also showed considerable improvement in visual acuity. This study reveals that axial high myopic anisometropes who have a big difference more than 5.00D between both eyes, can wear glasses to full correction without any discomfort. Vigorous antiamblyopia treatment was essential to improve visual acuity in children morethan 4 years of age, even in older patients between 9 and 14 years of age.
