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Anisometropia Amblyopia Improved by Perceptual Learning and Patching

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00498641
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 10, 2007
Last Update Posted : July 10, 2007
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Tri-Service General Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To compare the effects of perceptual learning with patching on improving visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in payient with anisometropic amblyopia.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Anisometropic Amblypia Procedure: computer program and patching Phase 3

Detailed Description:
Patients with anisometropic amblyopia were randomized to patching or perceptual learning group. Corrected amblyopic logMAR visual acuity and contrast sensitivity function were measured at four-weekly intervals until visual acuity stabilized or amblyopia resolved. Improvement in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and the resolution of amblyopia were compared between groups.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Study Start Date : January 2005
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2007

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MedlinePlus related topics: Amblyopia
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Corrected amblyopic logMAR visual acuity and contrast sensitivity function

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Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Years to 55 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Anisometropia without strabismus
  • An interocular acuity difference of at least 0.2 logMAR in children (3–7 years of age) or in older children and adult patients without a history of patching or atropine penalization
  • All patients wore their spectacle at least one year

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history of prior spectacle correction
  • A history of patching or optical penalization
  • The existence of an ocular disease that could contribute to decreased visual acuity
  • Learning difficulties
  • The presence of strabismus
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Tri-Service General Hospital
Investigators
Study Director: Po Chen, MD Tri-Service General Hospital
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00498641     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 094-05-0112
First Posted: July 10, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 10, 2007
Last Verified: July 2007

Keywords provided by Tri-Service General Hospital:
perceptual learning
occlusion therapy