New Strategy in the Management of Amblyopia

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  • Osamah Jihad Abdul Qader Author

Abstract

Amblyopia is a condition involving reduced acuity caused by abnormal visual input during a critical period beginning shortly after birth. Amblyopia is typically considered to be irreversible during adulthood. Here we provide a new strategy in the management of young adult amblyopia depending on the fact that amblyopia is not only central (brain) problem but also peripheral one (ocular).
The aim of this study was to compare between two new strategies in the
management of amblyopia in young adult patients. In this study we assessed 110 patients with different types of amblyopia, who attended the ophthalmology department - in Tikrit Teaching Hospital- for checking, at the period [July 2013- April 2014]. Full ocular examination was done, including visual acuity, ocular motility and fundus assessment.
The new strategies include plan (A) and plan (B). In plan (A) we choose (55)
patients on whom the classical treatment was used (glasses & patching) plus topical Bestoxol drops (topical taurine) & oral Visionace capsules for three months. While plan (B) used in the remaining (55) patients and includes plan (A) plus ocular exercises and ocular stimulation with video games for 3 months.
The age of patients was from 12 to 24 years from both sexes.
The results showed that plan effectiveness was 43.6 % (24) more than 3 lines
Snellen chart improvement, 27.3% (15) 2 lines improvement, 9.1% (5) no more than one line, and 20% (11) with no improvement. Regarding plan (B) the results was 70.9% (39) more than 3 lines Snellen chart improvement, 18.2% (10) 2 lines improvement, 7.3% (4) one line only and 3.6% (2) with no benefits.
No effect of gender on the results, but the younger patients had better results than the older.

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Published

2025-07-16

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