The Clinical Features With Recurrence of Amblyopia After Cessation of Amblyopic Treatment
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1705-1711, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To identify the clinical features with recurrence of amblyopia after cessation of amblyopic treatment.METHODS:
Amblyopic children followed up at least 1 year after successful treatment were evaluated. A recurrence of amblyopia was defined as a reduction of more than 2 levels in visual acuity (VA) of the amblyopic eye after cessation of treatment. The age and VA of the amblyopic eye at the start and during follow-up, type of amblyopia, type and duration of treatment, weaning and stereopsis on cessation of treatment were analyzed.RESULTS:
Amblyopia recurred in 5 out of 82 patients with successful treatment, and the period of recurrence varied from 7 to 31 months after cessation of treatment. Two out of 5 recurred patients had only patching therapy and the other 3 patients had atropine penalization after patching therapy. The weaning was performed in the 5 recurred patients at cessation of treatment. There was no remarkable clinical factor associated with recurrence of amblyopia.CONCLUSIONS:
The recurrence rate was 6% after cessation of amblyopic treatment and there was no factor associated with recurrence of amblyopia. Therefore, regular follow-up may be required after successful treatment for amblyopia.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Atropine
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Weaning
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Visual Acuity
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Amblyopia
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Follow-Up Studies
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Withholding Treatment
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Depth Perception
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Eye
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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