title: Limitations of the TheraMon®-microsensor in monitoring occlusion therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A proof of principle study showed that the TheraMon®-microsensor can reliably measure wearing times of glasses and occlusion patches while having no discomfort for the bearer. The goal of this study was to identify specific temperature profiles in a larger patient group wearing the microsensor with an occlusion patch on the eye, the forehead or in the trouser pocket.
  
  
  METHODS
  Temperature measurements with microsensors were performed at the orbital rim of the eye, at the forehead and in a trousers pocket of 20 healthy adults. The temperature measurements were analysed comparing the three locations using a repeated-measures anova with a 0.050 two-sided significance level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant temperature difference in wearing the microsensors at the orbital rim compared to forehead (p = 0.507). A significant difference could be detected if the microsensors had been in trousers pockets as compared to being positioned at orbital rim/forehead (p = 0.001). The study participants reported easy handling and comfortable wearing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates for the first time that TheraMon®-microsensors are fully operational in monitoring occlusion therapy in a larger group of patients (20 adult study participants). Because of the microsensor's ease of handling further studies in a larger group of children is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Annegret
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abaza
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blumenstock
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.|Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Till E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Bechtold
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Ophthalmology, Klinikum Saar, Sulzbach Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: Annekatrin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rickmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Karl-Ulrich
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Bartz-Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Besch
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.|Clinic for Ophthalmology, Klinikum Saar, Sulzbach Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Januschowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000628:therapy; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012683:Sensory Deprivation
keywords: amblyopia; compliance; microsensor; monitoring; occlusion patch