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Jul 8, 2014DOI:
10.4314/gmj.v48i1.10Keywords:
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Reversal of myopic Anisometropic amblyopia with occlusion therapy in a 25 year old
Abstract
Objective: To report a reversal of myopic anisometropic amblyopia with occlusion therapy in a 25 year old.
Design: Case report.
Setting: Eye clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in a metropolitan city.
Participant: an index patient.
Intervention: Occlusion therapy.
Main Outcome Measure: Post occlusion visual acuity.
Results: Presenting unaided visual acuity of right eye: 6/6, left eye: 4/60. Refraction result was: right eye: -0.50DS (6/6), left eye: -3.50DS (6/18). Following day time occlusion therapy of at least 6 hours for about 4
weeks, subjective refraction was: right eye: -0.5DS (6/5), left eye: -3.50DS (6/6+3).
Conclusion: The remarkable improvement in vision at age 25 years of a patient with myopic anisometropic amblyopia shows that occlusion therapy might still be useful long after amblyogenic period.
Keywords: anisometropia, amblyopia, occlusion therapy, adult.
