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Standard Amblyopia Therapy in Adult Amblyopes
In Brief
An observational study evaluating amblyopia therapy for Amblyopia. Completed, enrolled 9 participants.
Detailed Summary
Amblyopia is characterized by a reduction in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and binocular visual functions. The two main causes of amblyopia are anisometropia and strabismus which alter the synaptic connections between neurons along the visual pathway. Current treatment for amblyopia has indicated that the younger the amblyope, the greater the effect of treatment. The purpose of this study is to determine if standard amblyopia treatment improved visual acuity in adult amblyopes.
Study Details
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Interventions
Any of the following amblyopia training activities may be employed during patching: board games, card games, coloring in O's, comic books, craft projects, crossword puzzles, dot-to-dot patterns, drawing, hammering nails, jacks, jigsaw puzzles, lego and other blocks, marbles, mazes, peg-board activities, perceptual materials, pickup sticks, reading, sewing, shooting games, stringing beads, throwing or hitting games, tracing, and video or computer games.