Anisometropic Amblyopia: Analysis of Treatment Results with Patching of Dominant Eye and Refraction with Active Visual Therapy (AVT) in School Age Children (original) (raw)
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Objective: The purpose of this study is to conduct an analysis of the effectiveness of treating school-aged children by patching the eye that is considered to be dominant and performing refraction using active visual therapy (AVT). Place of study: Jinah international hospital abbottabad Duration of study: October 2021 to April 2022 Methods: There were 65 children with ages 6-16 years had anisometropic amblyopia included in this study. After informed written agreement, participants' demographics were recorded. Posterior and back anterior segments were checked. Recorded best visual therapy. Refractive error of amblyopic eyes was +7 to -5 diopters. Refraction was corrected. Improvement in visual acuity and refraction were assessed every two months. Post-treatment visual acuity of 6/24, 6/36, 6/60 was tested with a regression and correlation T-test. SPSS 21.0 analyzed all data. Results: Among 65 children, 40 (61.5%) were males and 25 (38.5%) were females. Mean age of the patients wa...
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