Amblyopia Treatment: 1998 Versus 2004

Abstract

A change in practice patterns was observed for some, but not all, scenarios. In many scenarios, this change was directly attributed to the recent Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group trials.

Recent Treatment Advances in Amblyopia

“…PEDIG brought atropine treatment back from relative neglect (Khazaeni et al 2009, Pineles et al 2021, showing that prescribing atropine penalization is as effective as prescribing occlusion in children under age 7 with moderate amblyopia, with slightly faster improvement with patching but similar results after 6 months of treatment (PEDIG 2002) and no long-term differences at follow-up when the children were adolescents (Repka et al 2014). Daily atropine treatment and treatment 2 days/week yield similar results (Repka et al 2004).…”

Recent Treatment Advances in Amblyopia

“…PEDIG brought atropine treatment back from relative neglect (Khazaeni et al 2009, Pineles et al 2021, showing that prescribing atropine penalization is as effective as prescribing occlusion in children under age 7 with moderate amblyopia, with slightly faster improvement with patching but similar results after 6 months of treatment (PEDIG 2002) and no long-term differences at follow-up when the children were adolescents (Repka et al 2014). Daily atropine treatment and treatment 2 days/week yield similar results (Repka et al 2004).…”

Recent Treatment Advances in Amblyopia

“…PEDIG brought atropine treatment back from relative neglect (Khazaeni et al 2009, Pineles et al 2021, showing that prescribing atropine penalization is as effective as prescribing occlusion in children under age 7 with moderate amblyopia, with slightly faster improvement with patching but similar results after 6 months of treatment (PEDIG 2002) and no long-term differences at follow-up when the children were adolescents (Repka et al 2014). Daily atropine treatment and treatment 2 days/week yield similar results (Repka et al 2004).…”

Recent Treatment Advances in Amblyopia

“…PEDIG brought atropine treatment back from relative neglect (Khazaeni et al 2009, Pineles et al 2021, showing that prescribing atropine penalization is as effective as prescribing occlusion in children under age 7 with moderate amblyopia, with slightly faster improvement with patching but similar results after 6 months of treatment (PEDIG 2002) and no long-term differences at follow-up when the children were adolescents (Repka et al 2014). Daily atropine treatment and treatment 2 days/week yield similar results (Repka et al 2004).…”