title: Preferential looking techniques yield important information in strabismic amblyopia follow-up.
abstract: Two groups of monocular strabismic patients were followed-up by means of both PL and orthoptic examinations. The first group underwent a full-day occlusion except 1 to 4 hours; the second was occluded less than 4 hours per day. The first treatment regimen proved to be faster in getting pseudo-isoacuity and alternating fixation, but was followed by relative occlusion amblyopia and/or shifting of the dominant eye in three patients. PL techniques proved to be particularly useful in strictly monitoring these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Brovarone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fea
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiadò Piat
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponzetto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortassa
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009988:Orthoptics; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D013285:Strabismus / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*