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Occlusion therapy
Author(s) -
BERK AT
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.4123.x
Subject(s) - medicine , occlusion , modalities , treatment modality , intensive care medicine , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , adverse effect , compliance (psychology) , surgery , psychology , social psychology , social science , sociology
Purpose To present recent researches regarding the efficacy of ambliyopia treatment with patching. Methods Various treatment options are reviewed, results from randomized clinical trials and controversies in the field will be discussed. Results The evidence based knowledge for ambliyopia treatment is rapidly evolving.Indications of patching, adverse effects of occlusion treatment and compliance for patching and how compliance can be maximized, treatment factors including type and dose of treatment, method of treatment termination, age effect on treatment will be covered during the panel . Conclusion Ambliyopia is still the leading cause of visual impairment in children, but it is treatable with several different treatment modalities and occlusion is one of the widely used and well known.