Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(7):1167-1174.
Published online July 31, 2005.
The Efficacy of Intermittent Atropine Penalization in Amblyopic Children Who Have Failed Patching Therapy.
Dong Kee Yu, Mi Young Choi
Department of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Chungbuk National University Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea. mychoi@chungbuk.ac.kr
가림치료에 실패한 약시 환아에서 간헐적 아트로핀 처벌치료의 효과
유동기,최미영
Department of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea Chungbuk National University Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea
Correspondence:  Dong-Kee Yu
Abstract
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of intermittent atropine penalization (AP) in amblyopic children who have failed patching therapy. METHODS: Twenty-one amblyopic (visual acuity in the amblyopic eye >or= 0.3) children (mean age, 7.8 years) who had failed patching therapy were treated with intermittent AP consisting of one drop of atropine 1% in the sound eye, twice per week. The visual acuity was analyzed in the cases of at least 3-month follow-up after intermittent AP. Treatment success was defined as an improvement in final visual acuity of 2 lines more than baseline visual acuity in the amblyopic eye. RESULTS: The cause of amblyopia in the 21 cases was strabismus in 10 and anisometropia in 11. The mean visual acuities (logMAR) of the amblyopic eye were +0.28 before AP and +0.07 after AP. Of the 21 patients, success was achieved in 17 (84.2%), and their mean treatment duration was 7.5 months. The compliance rate with intermittent AP was 90.1%. CONCLUSIONS: Intermittent AP could be considered for amblyopic children (visual acuity in the amblyopic eye >or= 0.3) who have failed patching therapy.
Key Words: Amblyopia;Atropine penalization;Compliance;Patching therapy


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