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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiu Juan Zhang, Yi Han Lau, Yu Meng Wang, Ka Wai Kam, Patrick Ip, Wilson W. Yip, Simon T. Ko, Alvin L. Young, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Li Jia Chen, Jason C. Yam
Summary: The prevalence of strabismus among children aged 6-8 years in Hong Kong is 3.11%. Refractive errors, family history of strabismus, and maternal smoking history during pregnancy are significant risk factors. Early correction of refractive errors and avoidance of maternal smoking during pregnancy may help prevent strabismus.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Steven A. Kane, Mark Gaspich, Julia Kane, Sarah A. Weitzman, Albert Hofeldt
Summary: The study found that interocular brightness disparity, acuity, and color vision can be accurately measured in children as young as 3 years old using an iPad game. This method has high sensitivity and specificity in detecting unilateral amblyopia.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Li Li, Hailan Xue, Taichen Lai, Ying Xue, Gang Luo
Summary: This study compared compliance between pediatric patients with amblyopia undergoing a smartphone virtual reality-based training method (EYEBIT) and those receiving traditional patching method training. The results showed that the use of the EYEBIT method improved compliance in children with amblyopia and was acceptable to parents.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
M. Johanna Liinamaa, Ilmari L. L. Leiviska, Ville O. Saarela
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of residual amblyopia in adults who were screened and treated in childhood. The results showed that the prevalence of amblyopia in the current adult population aged 46 years was 1.3%. Despite minor visual impairment and discomfort, individuals with residual amblyopia performed well in terms of educational outcome and quality of life.
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ryusei Takigawa, Kakeru Sasaki, Masakazu Hirota, Maki Nakagawa, Kozue Sasaki, Toshifumi Mihashi, Yoshinobu Mizuno, Atsushi Mizota, Kumiko Matsuoka
Summary: Anisometropic amblyopia refers to decreased visual acuity in one eye, and treatment typically involves wearing corrective spectacles. Aniseikonia, which occurs in cases of complete correction using spectacles, has been overlooked in the treatment of pediatric anisometropic amblyopia due to the belief that symptoms are suppressed by adaptation. However, a study using a spatial aniseikonia test found that aniseikonia is not adapted to amblyopia treatment and increases with the difference between spherical equivalent and axial length. The findings suggest that the conventional direct comparison method underestimates the degree of aniseikonia.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Ophthalmology
Daniel Osborne, Aimee Steele, Megan Evans, Helen Ellis, Roshni Pancholi, Tomos Harding, Jessica Dee, Rachel Leary, Jeremy Bradshaw, Elizabeth O'Flynn, Jay E. Self
Summary: Home visual acuity tests can provide convenience for ophthalmic services by allowing remote review of patients and frequent updates of vision outcomes during therapy. However, this study found that unsupervised visual acuity measures conducted by parents/caretakers are not comparable to clinical measures and may not be valuable for clinical decision making. Future research should focus on improving the accuracy of these tests.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hee-young Choi, Su-Jin Kim, Sang-Yoon Kim, Jung Hyo Ahn, Ji-Eun Lee
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of congenital ptosis on binocular function in patients with intermittent exotropia (IXT). The results showed that patients with IXT and ptosis had worse distance stereoacuity and a higher proportion of suppression on the Bagolini test compared to patients with IXT only.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yu Jia, Jing Liu, Qingqing Ye, Shenglan Zhang, Lei Feng, Zixuan Xu, Yijing Zhuang, Yunsi He, Yusong Zhou, Xiaolan Chen, Ying Yao, Rengang Jiang, Benjamin Thompson, Jinrong Li
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors associated with visual acuity regression following successful treatment of anisometropic amblyopia. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 100 and 61 children with anisometropic amblyopia who met the criteria for successful treatment and had at least 1 year of follow-up data. The study found that the extent of visual acuity improvement in the amblyopic eye, age at first hospital visit, and sex were the most important factors predicting treatment regression. Patients who received treatment at a younger age and had better response to treatment had a lower risk of regression.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xilang Huang, Sang Joon Lee, Chang Zoo Kim, Seon Han Choi
Summary: This study presents an automatic strabismus screening method by extracting the eye region and calculating iris positional similarity, which effectively screens for strabismus and is suitable for residents in remote areas.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yao Chen, Jingjing Zuo, Yue Xiong, Xi Yu, Lili Wei, Yifan Luo, Jinhua Bao, Hao Chen, Jiawei Zhou
Summary: This study investigated the development of refraction in anisometropic amblyopia patients who had undergone patching therapy. The results showed that the amblyopic eye experienced a significantly greater degree of refractive error changes than the fellow eye. The refractive error in the amblyopic eye continued to decrease before and after the age of 7. After the termination of patching therapy, the refractive error in the amblyopic eye remained synchronized while it increased in the fellow eye.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Haeng-Jin Lee, Seong-Joon Kim
Summary: Treatment with Bangerter foil (BF) has shown effectiveness in improving vision and stereoacuity for children with residual amblyopia. Patients with lower initial visual acuity in the amblyopic eye may benefit more from this alternative treatment plan.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Pradeep Sharma, Mrinalini Anand, Anu Sharma, Swati Phuljhele, Rohit Saxena
Summary: The purpose of this study was to observe photoreceptor anomalies in cases of ametropic amblyopia. A prospective study was conducted involving 25 isoametropic amblyopic children and 25 age-matched controls. The results showed that patients with ametropic amblyopia had lower cone density and reduced amplitude of N1 wave and P1 wave compared to the controls. Patients with subnormal color vision also had decreased visual acuity and cone density. Sixteen out of 25 cases showed improvement in visual acuity with spectacles, and they had higher baseline cone density. The study concludes that patients with ametropic amblyopia have subnormal photoreceptor properties and low cone density may be associated with defective color vision and poor prognosis in these cases. Rating: 8 out of 10.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catharina P. B. Van der Ploeg, Manon Grevinga, Iris Eekhout, Eline Vlasblom, Caren Lanting, H. M. (Ellen) van Minderhout, Jolande van Dijk-van der Poel, M. Elske Van den Akker-van Marle, Paul H. Verkerk
Summary: Combining photoscreening with vision screening appears promising for detecting amblyopia in children aged 3y/3y9m, while conventional screening seems preferable at 5/6y. Further research on the effects of these screening alternatives in detecting children with amblyopia is recommended, as the number of study children with amblyopia is small.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Aldo Vagge, Marco Pellegrini, Michele Iester, Maria Musolino, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Roberta Ansaldo, Carlo E. Traverso
Summary: The study found that motor skills are significantly reduced in children with infantile strabismus compared with control subjects, and strabismus and lack of binocular vision may contribute to developmental coordination disorder.
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Neurosciences
Kevin R. Duffy, Mark F. Bear, Nimesh B. Patel, Vallabh E. Das, Lawrence Tychsen
Summary: Amblyopia is a common visual impairment that often occurs in early infancy. Deprivation amblyopia, the most difficult subtype to treat, is often excluded from human studies. Animal models provide a unique opportunity to develop innovative therapies for deprivation amblyopia.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)