A randomized trial comparing Bangerter filters and patching for the treatment of moderate amblyopia in children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether visual acuity improvement with Bangerter filters is similar to improvement with patching as initial therapy for children with moderate amblyopia.

Design

Randomized, clinical trial.

Participants

We enrolled 186 children, 3 to <10 years old, with moderate amblyopia (20/40-20/80).

Methods

Children were randomly assigned to receive either daily patching or to use a Bangerter filter on the spectacle lens in front of the fellow eye. Study visits were scheduled at 6, 12, 18, and 24 weeks.

Main outcome measures

Visual acuity in amblyopic eyes at 24 weeks.

Results

At 24 weeks, amblyopic eye improvement averaged 1.9 lines in the Bangerter group and 2.3 lines in the patching group (difference in mean visual acuities between gro

SUBMITTER: Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Writing Committee 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2864338 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature