Risk Factors Associated with the Recurrence of Amblyopia after Successful Treatment. |
Hwa Rang Lim, Dae Hyun Kim |
Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. eyelovehyun@hanmail.net |
성공적인 약시치료 후 약시 재발에 관여하는 인자 분석 |
임화랑 · 김대현 |
조선대학교 의과대학 안과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Dae Hyun Kim, Email: eyelovehyun@hanmail.net |
Received: 13 June 2019 • Revised: 26 September 2019 • Accepted: 30 December 2019 |
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. |
Key Words:
Amblyopia;Recurrence;Risk factors |
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