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ArticleCureus2024

Three Cases of Amblyopia With Fusion Maldevelopment Nystagmus Successfully Treated With Dichoptic Treatment.

Yo Iwata, Yuki Kusayanagi

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yo IwataSchool of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, JPN.
Yuki KusayanagiOphthalmology Examination Department, Sakoh Eye Clinic, Kawasaki, JPN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present three cases where traditional occlusion therapy with an eye patch proved ineffective for treating amblyopia associated with fusion maldevelopment nystagmus. In these cases, we transitioned to dichoptic therapy using the Occlu-pad, achieving successful outcomes. Eye patch occlusion of the sound eye consistently exacerbated nystagmus, whereas dichoptic treatment did not. Visual acuity improved to 0 (logMAR) in all cases following dichoptic therapy. This approach demonstrates the effectiveness of dichoptic treatment for managing amblyopia in patients with fusion maldevelopment and nystagmus.

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amblyopiaamblyopia treatmentdichoptic treatmentfusion maldevelopment nystagmuslatent nystagmusocclusion therapy

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PMID39791042
PMCPMC11717486

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