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Esotropic children with amblyopia: Effects of patching on acuity

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The rates of improvement of acuity in response to full-time occlusion therapy of 30 esotropic patients with amblyopia were determined. The children's ages at the time of full-time patching ranged from about 3 to 10 years. In keeping with clinical experience, the rate of acuity improvement during patching was slower for older than younger patients. The age-related changes in responsiveness to patching were modeled nonlinearly to provide quantitative guidelines for management of occlusion therapy of esotropic children with amblyopia.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Anne B. Fulton & D. Luisa Mayer

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Dedicated to Dr. G.K. von Noorden on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Fulton, A.B., Mayer, D.L. Esotropic children with amblyopia: Effects of patching on acuity. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 226, 309–312 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172956

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