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• Weekend atropine effective for amblyopia

  From:Contemporary Pediatrics (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 200578 words Brief article In children younger than 7 years who have moderate amblyopia, atropine administered only on Saturday and Sunday improves visual acuity in the so-called lazy eye as effectively as atropine administered daily, according...

• "Combined occlusion and atropine therapy" versus "Augmented part-time patching" in children with refractory/residual amblyopia: A pilot study

  Authors:Virender Sachdeva, Vaibhev Mittal, Varun Gupta, Rekha Gunturu, Ramesh Kekunnaya, Anjali Chandrasekharan, et al.From:Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 23, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20164,248 words Report 1530LByline: Virender. Sachdeva, Vaibhev. Mittal, Varun. Gupta, Rekha. Gunturu, Ramesh. Kekunnaya, Anjali. Chandrasekharan, Preeti. Chabblani, Harsha. Rao Purpose: To compare the efficacy of "combined occlusion and...

• Amblyopia prevention screening program in Northwest Iran (Ardabil)

  Authors:Habib Ojaghi, Roozbeh Moghaddar, Saeid Ahari, Mohammad Bahadoram, and Firouz AmaniFrom:International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-December 20164,404 words Report 1620LByline: Habib. Ojaghi, Roozbeh. Moghaddar, Saeid. Ahari, Mohammad. Bahadoram, Firouz. Amani Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of amblyopia screening in Ardabil Province in three...

• Amblyopia treatment goes high-tech

  From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 152, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 15, 2015305 words Brief article 1470LAnew study, presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in November, found that programmable electronic glasses help improve vision in children with amblyopia just as well as patching. Researchers...

• Effectiveness of combined dichoptic therapy, binocular vision therapy, and part-time patching for the management of amblyopia in adults.

  Authors:Faiza Bhombal, Mihir Kothari, Mohammad Abdal, Shruti Lad, and Gul NankaniFrom:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 68, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2020779 words Article 1600LByline: Faiza. Bhombal, Mihir. Kothari, Mohammad. Abdal, Shruti. Lad, Gul. Nankani Dear Editor, Conventional amblyopia therapy in adults is associated with poor results due to lack of plasticity. Binocular therapies...

• Is amblyopia associated with school readiness and cognitive performance during early schooling? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.

  Authors:Lisanne Andra Gitsels, Mario Cortina-Borja, Jugnoo Sangeeta Rahi, and Ahmed AwadeinFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19, 20205,404 words Report 1610LBackground Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental condition causing reduced vision, for which programmes of whole population child vision screening exist throughout the world. There is an ongoing debate about the value of...

• Refractive error change and vision improvement in moderate to severe hyperopic amblyopia after spectacle correction: Restarting the emmetropization process?

  Author:Ji Woong ChangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19, 20174,515 words Author abstract, Rep... 1420LPurpose The aims of the study were to develop guidelines for prescribing spectacles for patients with moderate to severe hyperopic amblyopia and to demonstrate how emmetropization progresses. Methods Children...

• AOA Calls for More Children's Exams

  From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 138, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 15, 2001195 words Brief article Children's vision is optometry's manifest destiny, says Tom Annunziato, O.D., who represented the Infant's and Children's Vision Coalition to the House of Delegates at the 104th Annual Congress in Boston. In making...

• Part 2 of 3, treatment options for non-refractive conditions: in this second installment of "Pediatric Practice," we will discuss how the primary-care optometrist can manage five conditions common in school-aged children

  Author:Christine AllisonFrom:Review of Optometry (Vol. 142, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 20053,124 words Article The French author Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld once said, "Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind." For those children who have both refractive and non-refractive conditions that go untreated,...

• Investigation of the pupil diameter differences in anisometropic amblyopia/Anizometropik ambliyopide pupil capi farklarinin arastirilmasi

  Authors:Sucattin Ilker Kocamis, Hasan Basri Cakmak, and Nurullah CagilFrom:Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 43, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-February 20134,284 words Report 1410LSummary Purpose: To study pupil diameter differences between amblyopic and fellow eyes in anisometropic amblyopia. Material and Method: This study was carried out from medical records of 412 candidates for...

• Educational attainment and trajectories at key stages of schooling for children with amblyopia compared to those without eye conditions: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.

  Authors:Lisanne Andra Horvat-Gitsels, Mario Cortina-Borja, and Jugnoo Sangeeta RahiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 30, 20234,979 words Report 1600LBackground Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental condition resulting in reduced vision for which whole population child vision screening is undertaken. Cross-sectional studies have established an association between...

• Amblyopia No Hindrance to Academic Success.

  From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 160, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 15, 2023206 words Brief article 1310LAmblyopia No Hindrance to Academic Success. Although anecdotal experiences suggest childhood amblyopia can result in slower reading speeds and may affect children's academic self-esteem, a recent study found no...

• The role of eye movement driven attention in functional strabismic amblyopia

  Authors:Hao Wang, Sheila Gillard Crewther, and Zheng Qin YinFrom:Journal of OphthalmologyPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20157,525 words Clinical report 1500LStrabismic amblyopia "blunt vision" is a developmental anomaly that affects binocular vision and results in lowered visual acuity. Strabismus is a term for a misalignment of the visual axes and is usually characterized...

• Screening, treating amblyopia can make a difference: early detection in Israeli-born Jews shown to have impact on rates of amblyopia

  Author:Nancy GrovesFrom:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 30, Issue 19) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 2005591 words Article 2520LReviwed by Yair Morad MD Orlando-A study that found a significantly lower rate of amblyopia among native Jewish Israelis than among Jewish Israeli immigrants points to the importance of screening programs as a public...

• Amblyopia treatment outcomes after preschool screening v school entry screening: observational data from a prospective cohort study

  Authors:C Williams, K Northstone, RA Harrad, JM Sparrow, and I HarveyFrom:British Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 87, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20034,998 words Article Background/aims: Preschool screening for amblyopia has controversially been abandoned in some localities within the United Kingdom, on the basis that there is no clear evidence of benefit to support its continuation....

• This Occluder Lets You Observe the Eye

  From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 136, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 15, 199948 words Brief article Fresnel Prism and Lens Company has a new Spielmann translucent occluder designed to simplify amblyopia and diplopia screening. This paddle-type occluder has one-way transparency. When you place it over the amblyopic...

• Nasolacrimal duct obstruction: Does it really increase the risk of amblyopia in children?

  Authors:V. Ramkumar, Sumita Agarkar, and Bipasha MukherjeeFrom:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 64, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20162,886 words Report 1440LByline: V. Ramkumar, Sumita. Agarkar, Bipasha. Mukherjee Purpose: To report the prevalence of amblyopia risk factors in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Methods: A retrospective review of...

• Differences in the management of amblyopia between European countries. (Clinical Science)

  Authors:J.H.Y. Tan, J.R. Thompson, and I. GottlobFrom:British Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 87, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20033,826 words Article Background: Amblyopia treatment is not standardised and differences between centres and countries have not been systematically investigated. This survey compares the different patterns of orthoptic treatment of...

• Looking beyond occlusion: A novel perspective for amblyopia treatment

  Authors:K. Santhan Gopal, Chaitra Jayadev, Sherina Thomas, and Sugandhi GopalFrom:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 68, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20203,303 words Report 1560LByline: K. Santhan Gopal, Chaitra. Jayadev, Sherina. Thomas, Sugandhi. Gopal Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Orthoptek (Magnocellular Stimulator OMS; Carditek Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore) as a...

• Is the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine a fountain of youth?

  Author:Elizabeth M QuinlanFrom:Future Neurology (Vol. 3, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20083,077 words Report Author(s): Elizabeth M Quinlan 1 Keywords: adult cortex; amblyopia; BDNF; GABA; glutamate; LTP; ocular dominance; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; synaptic plasticity; vision Introduction & significance...