Feasibility of a clinical trial of vision therapy for treatment of amblyopia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We conducted a pilot randomized clinical trial of office-based active vision therapy for the treatment of childhood amblyopia to determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale randomized clinical trial.

Methods

A training and certification program and manual of procedures were developed to certify therapists to administer a standardized vision therapy program in ophthalmology and optometry offices consisting of weekly visits for 16 weeks. Nineteen children, aged 7 to less than 13 years, with amblyopia (20/40-20/100) were randomly assigned to receive either 2 hours of daily patching with active vision therapy or 2 hours of daily patching with placebo vision therapy.

Results

Therapists in diverse practice settings were successfully trained and certified to

SUBMITTER: Lyon DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3662294 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature