title: The incidence and prevalence of amblyopia detected in childhood.
abstract: We present incidence estimates for amblyopia using data from a study of a cohort of 364 children from a single English county who were referred during 1983 for occlusion therapy. Using a criterion of a visual acuity of 6/12 or worse to define amblyopia, we estimate that 3.0% of the county's children develop the condition. Successful treatment of some of these children means that 1.9% will remain amblyopic as adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hiscox
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minshull
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015995:Prevalence; D013997:Time Factors