Recent Advances in Screening and Treatment for Amblyopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s40123-021-00394-7
Abstract: Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular visual impairment in children, with a prevalence of 2–3%. Not only is visual acuity reduced in one eye but binocular vision is affected, fellow eye deficits may… read more here.
Keywords: advances screening; recent advances; treatment amblyopia; eye ... See more keywords
Binocular Treatment of Amblyopia: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.08.024
Abstract: PURPOSE To review the published literature assessing the efficacy of binocular therapy for the treatment of amblyopia compared with standard treatments. METHODS Literature searches with no date restrictions and limited to the English language were… read more here.
Keywords: treatment amblyopia; level studies; treatment; ophthalmology ... See more keywords
Editorial: translation of the 1955 monograph by Alfred Bangerter on the treatment of amblyopia
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DOI: 10.1080/09273972.2017.1408261
Abstract: Professor Alfred Bangerter’s (1909–2002) monograph on amblyopia management “Amblyopiebehandlung” was published in 1953 and again, in an augmented edition, in 1955. It represents the first thorough textbook devoted to the functional therapy of amblyopia in… read more here.
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Treatment of amblyopia: Part 2
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DOI: 10.1080/09273972.2018.1423717
Abstract: 1. Localizer Originally intended primarily for training after obtaining central fixation, the device has also proved itself useful more and more for the formation of central fixation. The localizer consists of a flat box with… read more here.
Keywords: treatment amblyopia; pseudomacula; amblyopia part; fixation ... See more keywords
Treatment of amblyopia: part 4
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DOI: 10.1080/09273972.2019.1603728
Abstract: Although we have touched on this issue before, we have to come back to it to say a lot more about the time and the extent of the correction. If we give specific numbers, these… read more here.
Keywords: treatment amblyopia; amblyopia part;
Use of video games for the treatment of amblyopia
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DOI: 10.1097/icu.0000000000000358
Abstract: Purpose of review To review the literature up to recent for the use of videos, videogames and dichoptic stimulation as a treatment for amblyopia. Recent findings There have been three strategies explored. The first is… read more here.
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Does the treatment of amblyopia normalise subfoveal choroidal thickness in amblyopic children?
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DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12483
Abstract: Recent studies have found a choroidal thickening in amblyopic eyes and suggested that there might be a relationship between the choroid and amblyopia. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a six‐month treatment… read more here.
Keywords: treatment amblyopia; amblyopic children; choroidal thickness;