Atropine Penalization for “Rescuing” Patching Failures

Atropine penalization for "rescuing" patching failures.

OS. Examination revealed enlargement of the epithelial defect, with 50% stromal thinning nasally and inferonasally, without an apparent infiltrate (Figure 2). Corneal culture was positive for Corynebacterium pseudodiptheriticum in the enrichment broth only. A course of fortified antibiotic agents did not improve the clinical findings; there was further thinning of the stroma and impending perfo...

Compliance and patching and atropine amblyopia treatments

In the past 20 years, there has been a great advancement in knowledge pertaining to compliance with amblyopia treatments. The occlusion dose monitor introduced quantitative monitoring methods in patching, which sparked our initial understanding of the dose-response relationship for patching amblyopia treatment. This review focuses on current compliance knowledge and the impact it has on patchin...

Effect of 4-Month Intermittent Atropine Penalization in Amblyopic Children for Whom Patch Therapy Had Failed.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of 4-month intermittent atropine penalization in children with amblyopia for whom patch therapy had failed and to analyze the factors associated with treatment success. METHODS This retrospective observational study included participants who visited the hospital between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015. Forty-one children with amblyopia for whom patch ther...

a randomized trial of atropine vs patching for treatment of moderate amblyopia

A Randomized Trial of Atropine vs Patching for Treatment of Moderate Amblyopia

OBJECTIVE To determine the visual acuity outcome at age 10 years for children younger than 7 years when enrolled in a treatment trial for moderate amblyopia. METHODS In a multicenter clinical trial, 419 children with amblyopia (visual acuity, 20/40-20/100) were randomized to patching or atropine eyedrops for 6 months. Two years after enrollment, a subgroup of 188 children entered long-term fo...