Efficacy of outpatient treatment of children with amblyopia

Abstract:

AIM:To observe efficacy of outpatient treatment of children with amblyopia.METHODS:One hundred and twenty-two eyes of 87 patients with amblyopia in children in outpatient were treated with retinoscopy glasses,routine cover treatment,fine exercise,amblyopia therapeutic apparatus. Efficacy of amblyopia was followed up for 1-8 years.RESULTS:The lighter the degree of amblyopia,the better the efficacy. Efficacy of ametropic amblyopia and strabismus amblyopia was better than that of anisometropic amblyopia,and the small age group was significantly better than the large age in efficacy.CONCLUSION:The sooner the treatment of amblyopia in children,the better the efficacy For older children with low vision,we can not easily give up treatment. Conven-tional optical and cover treatment is classic treatment of children with amblyopia,when coupled with sophisticated exercise and therapeutic equipment,amblyopia cure rate could be up to 83%.

Key words:outpatient treatment;children with amblyopia;efficacy