title: [The use of the helium-neon laser in the treatment of amblyopia in children].
abstract: The authors analyze the efficacy of He-Ne laser therapy of amblyopia of various origins in 48 children (81 eyes). Group 1 children were not treated at all in order to assess the visual function background fluctuations (absolute controls). Along with He-Ne laser, used in Group 2, a 'placebo', slit lamp with blinking light, was used in Group 3. Vision acuity was assessed with the use of Sivtsev-Golovin's and Orlova's tables and by visocontrastometry in a blind test. Common visometry has shown a reliable and approximately similar improvement of the vision acuity in Groups 2 and 3 patients, whereas visocontrastometry has not detected any changes of visual function in all the 3 groups. These results cast doubt on the true efficacy of He-Ne laser stimulation of visual function, at least in children, and once again demonstrate that such investigations may be carried out only with a reliable ('blind') control and placebo.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Gatsu
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Puzanova
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Platonova
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Gorban'
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006371:Helium; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009356:Neon; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D006371:Helium; D009356:Neon
vernacular_title: Ob ispol'zovanii geliĭ-neonovogo lazera v lechenii ambliopiĭ u deteĭ.