title: Factors relating to visual acuity in children who have been treated for convergent squint.
abstract: Retrospective analysis of a selected sample of children who presented with convergent squint has shown that abnormal meridional hypermetropia (3.5 D or more) at age 1 was the principal factor associated with severe amblyopia (6/24 or less) remaining after conventional treatment. Neither the reported age of onset nor delay in presentation influenced the final visual outcome.
authors.affiliation: Kettering District General Hospital, Northants.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Billingham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dally
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity