A pilot randomized trial of contrast-rebalanced binocular treatment for deprivation amblyopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Binocular neural architecture may be preserved in children with deprivation amblyopia due to unilateral cataract. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a contrast-rebalanced binocular treatment, recently used with success to treat the interocular suppression and amblyopia in strabismic and anisometropic children, can contribute to rehabilitation of visual acuity in children with deprivation amblyopia secondary to monocular cataract.

Methods

In a pilot randomized trial, 15 children (4-13 years of age) were enrolled and randomized to continue with their current treatment only (n = 7) or to continue with their current treatment and add contrast-rebalanced binocular iPad game play 5 hours/week for 4 weeks (n = 8). The primary outcome was change in visua

SUBMITTER: Birch EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8005476 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature