Clinical suppression and amblyopia.

The regional extent of suppression: strabismics versus nonstrabismics.

PURPOSE Evidence is accumulating that suppression may be the cause of amblyopia rather than a secondary consequence of mismatched retinal images. For example, treatment interventions that target suppression may lead to better binocular and monocular outcomes. Furthermore, it has recently been demonstrated that the measurement of suppression may have prognostic value for patching therapy. For th...

The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia

Amblyopia, a developmental disorder of the visual cortex, is one of the leading causes of visual dysfunction in the working age population. Current estimates put the prevalence of amblyopia at approximately 1-3%(1-3), the majority of cases being monocular(2). Amblyopia is most frequently caused by ocular misalignment (strabismus), blur induced by unequal refractive error (anisometropia), and in...

Assessing Suppression in Amblyopic Children With a Dichoptic Eye Chart

Purpose Suppression has a key role in the etiology of amblyopia, and contrast-balanced binocular treatment can overcome suppression and improve visual acuity. Quantitative assessment of suppression could have a role in managing amblyopia. We describe a novel eye chart to assess suppression in children. Methods We enrolled 100 children (7-12 years; 63 amblyopic, 25 nonamblyopic with strabismus...

Amblyopia ex-anopsia (suppression amblyopia); a preliminary report of the more recent methods of treatment of amblyopia, especially when associated with eccentric fixation in cases of strabismus.

Visual Acuity Improvement in Continuous vs Divided Occlusion in Anisometropic Amblyopia

Purpose To compare visual acuity improvement between continuous and split part-time occlusion for the treatment of moderate and severe anisometropic amblyopia. Methods Randomised clinical trials in 6 - 13 y.o children with moderate and severe anisometropic amblyopia. Each patient was consecutively selected with continuous or split part-time occlusion. Best corrected visual acuity's improvemen...