Comparison between Amblyopia Treatment with Glasses Only and Combination of Glasses and Open-Type Binocular “Occlu-Pad” Device
Joint Authors
Shoji, Nobuyuki
Iwata, Yo
Handa, Tomoya
Ishikawa, Hitoshi
Goseki, Toshiaki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We evaluated amblyopia treatment, comparing training with glasses only and training with glasses and the Occlu-pad, a binocular open-type amblyopia training device.
Forty-six children (4.8±1.1 years) diagnosed with anisometropic amblyopia, all wearing complete correction glasses, were treated either with glasses only, or with glasses in combination with the Occlu-pad (training time: 2 days a week, 30 minutes per day).
We compared visual acuity scores at 3 and 6 months after treatment had started, and examined the compliance rate for the Occlu-pad training.
Three months as well as 6 months after amblyopia treatment started, the “Occlu-pad treatment group” showed significantly improved visual acuity, compared to the “Glasses treatment group” (at both 3 and 6 months: p<0.0001).
The compliance rate for using the Occlu-pad was 88.4±18.7% after 3 months and 69.6±19.5%, after 6 months.
There was no significant correlation between the training time using the Occlu-pad and improvement in visual acuity (3 months: p=0.97; 6 months: p=0.55).
The compliance rate for months 4 to 6 was significantly lower than that for months 1 to 3 (p=0.003).
Amblyopia treatment using the Occlu-pad device in combination with glasses led to a better effect than treatment with glasses alone.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iwata, Yo& Handa, Tomoya& Ishikawa, Hitoshi& Goseki, Toshiaki& Shoji, Nobuyuki. 2018. Comparison between Amblyopia Treatment with Glasses Only and Combination of Glasses and Open-Type Binocular “Occlu-Pad” Device. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125064
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iwata, Yo…[et al.]. Comparison between Amblyopia Treatment with Glasses Only and Combination of Glasses and Open-Type Binocular “Occlu-Pad” Device. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125064
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iwata, Yo& Handa, Tomoya& Ishikawa, Hitoshi& Goseki, Toshiaki& Shoji, Nobuyuki. Comparison between Amblyopia Treatment with Glasses Only and Combination of Glasses and Open-Type Binocular “Occlu-Pad” Device. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125064
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125064