biostudies-literaturePediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Writing CommitteeNEI NIH HHS998-1004.e6https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2864338biostudies-literatureUnknown117(5)<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether visual acuity improvement with Bangerter filters is similar to improvement with patching as initial therapy for children with moderate amblyopia.<h4>Design</h4>Randomized, clinical trial.<h4>Participants</h4>We enrolled 186 children, 3 to <10 years old, with moderate amblyopia (20/40-20/80).<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Visual acuity in amblyopic eyes at 24 weeks.<h4>Results</h4>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 groOphthalmologyA randomized trial comparing Bangerter filters and patching for the treatment of moderate amblyopia in children.PMC2864338U10 EY011751U10 EY011751-11U10 EY011751-12EY011751UG1 EY011751Lazar ELCotter SABeck RWBonsall DJRutstein RPHolmes JMSuh DWLeske DAHoover DLPediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Writing CommitteeLorenzana IJQuinn GERepka MXCrouch ERfalseA randomized trial comparing Bangerter filters and patching for the treatment of moderate amblyopia in children.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether visual acuity improvement with Bangerter filters is similar to improvement with patching as initial therapy for children with moderate amblyopia.<h4>Design</h4>Randomized, clinical trial.<h4>Participants</h4>We enrolled 186 children, 3 to <10 years old, with moderate amblyopia (20/40-20/80).<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Visual acuity in amblyopic eyes at 24 weeks.<h4>Results</h4>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 gro2010-01-01T00:00:00Z2010 May2025-04-19T03:38:21.722Z2019-03-26T23:05:02ZS-EPMC28643382016386910.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.014