title: Esotropic children with amblyopia: effects of patching on acuity.
abstract: The rates of improvement of acuity in response to full-time occlusion therapy of 30 esotropic patients with amblyopia were determined. The children's ages at the time of full-time patching ranged from about 3 to 10 years. In keeping with clinical experience, the rate of acuity improvement during patching was slower for older than younger patients. The age-related changes in responsiveness to patching were modeled nonlinearly to provide quantitative guidelines for management of occlusion therapy of esotropic children with amblyopia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fulton
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D013285:Strabismus / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity