Risk Factors Associated with the Recurrence of Amblyopia after Successful Treatment
10.3341/jkos.2020.61.1.86
- Author:
Hwa Rang LIM
1
;
Dae Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. eyelovehyun@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Amblyopia;
Recurrence;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Amblyopia;
Humans;
Recurrence;
Risk Factors;
Strabismus;
Telescopes;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2020;61(1):86-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We sought factors affecting amblyopia recurrence after successful treatment.METHODS: We included 117 patients with amblyopia. Patients were divided into recurrence and non-recurrence groups. We analyzed sex, age, amblyopia type, treatment duration, visual acuity, and binocular status.RESULTS: Of the 117 patients, 25 (21.4%) experienced recurrences. In that group, 60.0% of patients (compared to 14.1% of the no-recurrence group) exhibited high-frequency strabismus (p < 0.001). The recurrence group were younger than the no-recurrence group at both the beginning and end of treatment (p < 0.05). None of visual acuity at treatment commencement or end, stereoacuity, or suppression affected amblyopia recurrence.CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent amblyopia is frequent after initial successful treatment if the patient exhibits strabismus or is young.
