| Clinical Approach for the Treatment of Amblyopia in School Children. |
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Young Kil Park, Kyung Chul Yoon, Yeoung Geol Park |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University College of Medicine Gwangju, Korea. ygpark@chonnam.ac.kr |
| 학동기 아동에서 약시치료의 임상적 고찰 |
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박영길 ( Park Yeong Gil ) , 윤경철 ( Kyung Chul Yoon ) , 박영걸 ( Park Yeong Geol ) |
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| 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. |
| Key Words:
Amblyopia;Anisometropia;Strabismus;School children |
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