Augmenting Atropine Treatment for Amblyopia in Children 3 to < 8 Years Old

Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of adding a plano lens to weekend atropine after visual acuity has stabilized with weekend atropine but amblyopia is still present. Children ages 3 to \<8 years with visual acuity of 20/50 to 20/400 in the amblyopic eye will be enrolled in a run-in phase with weekend atropine until no improvement, followed by randomization of eligible patients to weekend atropine treatment with a plano lens over the sound eye versus without a plano lens over the sound eye. The primary objective is to determine if adding a plano lens to weekend atropine will improve visual acuity in patients with amblyopia still present after visual acuity has stabilized with initial treatment.

Timeline

Start

2009-08

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-11

Publications

• Results Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group; Wallace DK, Lazar EL, Repka MX, Holmes JM, Kraker RT, Hoover DL, Weise KK, Waters AL, Rice ML, Peters RJ. A randomized trial of adding a plano lens to atropine for amblyopia. J AAPOS. 2015 Feb;19(1):42-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.10.022.

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