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ArticleMiddle East African journal of ophthalmology

Treatment Outcome of Occlusion for Unilateral Amblyopia in Saudi Children 6-12 Years Old.

Gorka Sesma, Tasnim AlMairi, Heba Khashoggi, Fahad Aljohar, Rajiv Khandekar, Abdulaziz Awad

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Article in Middle East African journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gorka SesmaDivision of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tasnim AlMairiDepartment of Emergency, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia.
Heba KhashoggiDivision of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad AljoharDepartment of Diagnostic and Imaging, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rajiv KhandekarDepartment of Research, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AwadDivision of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital · SASaad Specialist Hospital · SAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to estimate the rate and review determinants of successful therapy for unilateral amblyopia in children.

methodsThis prospective cohort consisted of Saudi children aged 6-12 who received amblyopia therapy between 2020 and 2022. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the amblyopic eye improved to reach the BCVA of the fellow eye at follow-up visits, or BCVA in the amblyopic eye improved and remained stable over three follow-up visits. Demographic and ocular characteristics were associated with the outcome.

resultsIn 30 children, the median BCVA at presentation and the last follow-up was 0.8 logMAR (interquartile range [IQR]: 0.6; 1.0) and 0.45 logMAR (IQR: 0.3; 0.6), respectively. The success rate of amblyopia therapy was 80% (95% confidence interval: 65.7; 94.3). It was 100%, 76.5%, and 77.8% in eyes with anisometropic, strabismic, and mixed types of amblyopia, respectively. Amblyopia grade (

conclusionOcclusion therapy complemented using glasses in older children also significantly improved visual recovery in amblyopic eyes.

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AmblyopiaChildFollow-Up StudiesHumansProspective StudiesSaudi ArabiaTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityAmblyopiaanisometropiachildrenocclusion therapystrabismusvisual acuity

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PMID37123423
PMCPMC10138135
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