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ID
Source
Brief title
Health condition
Amblyopia.
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Percentage of compliance (realised/prescribed occlusion time) in the intervention and control group.
Secondary outcome
Secondary outcome measure was influence of social-economic, ethnic and clinical factors on compliance.
Background summary
N/A
Study objective
Compliance with patching therapy for amblyopia can be improved by an educational programme aimed primarily at the child.
Study design
N/A
Intervention
Children in the intervention group received the educational cartoon story together with a calendar and reward stickers and a one-page information sheet for the parents. The cartoon was designed as a picture story, without text and was designed from a child’s perspective.
Department of Ophthalmology,
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
S.E. Loudon
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
Rotterdam 3015 GD
The Netherlands
seloudon@yahoo.com
Department of Ophthalmology,
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
S.E. Loudon
Dr. Molewaterplein 50
Rotterdam 3015 GD
The Netherlands
seloudon@yahoo.com
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;
3. no age limitation.
Exclusion criteria
1. Previous treatment for amblyopia;
2. neurological disorder;
3. medication;
4. other eye disorder;
5. decreased visual acuity caused by brain damage or trauma.
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL284 |
| NTR-old | NTR322 |
| Other | : N/A |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN54685764 |
Summary results
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.
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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.
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3. Loudon SE, Simonsz HJ
The history of the treatment of amblyopia.