The effect on pediatric ophthalmologists of the randomized trial of patching regimens for treatment of moderate amblyopia.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the implementation of the recommendations of the randomized trial of patching regimens for treatment of moderate amblyopia in children.


METHODS
A questionnaire was e-mailed to 380 members of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.


RESULTS
Ninety responses were received. The majority of questionnaire respondents did not alter their clinical practice of patching subsequent to publication of the results of the patching trial. Thirty-nine percent made no modification whatsoever; an additional 33% made rare adjustments, and only 12% claimed to have adapted the amount of patching hours to the recommendations of the study.


CONCLUSIONS
It is evident from the questionnaire results that the majority of pediatric ophthalmologists that replied to the questionnaire did not alter their clinical practice of patching subsequent to publication of the results of the patching trial.
Wygnanski-Jaffe
Tamara
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Department of Ophthalmology, The Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. twjaffe@hotmail.com
D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001458:Bandages; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010372:Pediatrics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States