Improvement in focus during treatment of amblyopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN04238743

Enrollment

180

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Eye Diseases: Amblyopia Eye Diseases Amblyopia

Interventions

Group 1 = patching treatment with glasses Group 2 = patching treatment without glasses

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with low to moderate hypermetropia and strabismus requiring patching treatment for amblyopia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anisometropia without strabismus 2. Vision better than 6/18 in the amblyopic eye 3. Anisometropia of less than .5 diopter 4. Child more than 5 years of age 5. Astigmatism of greater than 1.5 diopters 6. Ocular co-morbidity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measure of the focus (refractive error) at 2, 5 and 11 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual acuity assessment monthly during patching treatment.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026