Electronic Recording of Compliance with Patching Therapy for Amblyopia.
Completed
- Conditions
- Amblyopia.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23919
- Lead Sponsor
- The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZONMW)
- Brief Summary
1. Loudon SE, Polling JR, Simonsz HJ. Electronically measured compliance with occlusion therapy for amblyopia is related to visual acuity increase. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Mar;241(3):176-80. <br> 2. Chopovska Y, Loudon SE, Cirina L, Zubcov A, Simonsz HJ, Luchtenberg M, Fronius M. Electronic recording of occlusion treatment for amblyopia: potential of the new technology. <br> 3. Loudon SE, Simonsz HJ The history of the treatment of amblyopia.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. All newly diagnosed amblyopic children with an inter-ocular difference in visual acuity of at least 0.2 logMAR, strabismus and/or an anisometropia or a deprivation (e.g. cataract);
2. both genders;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous treatment for amblyopia;
2. neurological disorder;
3. medication;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of compliance (realised/prescribed occlusion time) in the intervention and control group.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measure was influence of social-economic, ethnic and clinical factors on compliance.