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The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia
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Published on: December 14, 2012

A quantitative study of fixation stability in amblyopia.

Vidhya Subramanian1, Reed M Jost, Eileen E Birch

  • 1Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX 75231, USA. vsubramanian@retinafoundation.org

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
|February 2, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Fixation instability is significantly greater in amblyopic eyes of children, contributing to reduced visual acuity. Early visual experience decorrelation likely causes this, suggesting treatments to minimize it may improve outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Optometry
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Amblyopia, or 'lazy eye,' is a common cause of reduced visual acuity in children.
  • Its exact causes and contributing factors, particularly fixation instability, require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between fixation instability and visual acuity in children with amblyopia.
  • To compare fixation instability in amblyopic eyes versus fellow and normal control eyes.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 89 children (ages 5-17) with strabismus, anisometropia, or both.
  • Measured fixation instability using the Nidek MP-1 microperimeter, quantifying it as the 95% bivariate contour ellipse area (BCEA).

Main Results:

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  • Amblyopic eyes exhibited significantly larger BCEAs (0.56 log deg(2)) compared to fellow (0.2 log deg(2)) and control eyes (0.12 log deg(2)).
  • Horizontal fixation instability was markedly greater in amblyopic eyes (3.53°) than fellow (1.98°) and control eyes (1.62°).

Conclusions:

  • Fixation instability in amblyopia is likely a result of early-life decorrelated binocular experience.
  • Longer durations of decorrelated visual input correlate with increased fixation instability and poorer stereoacuity.
  • Therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing decorrelated visual experience may enhance stereoacuity and decrease fixation instability in amblyopic children.