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Published on: September 27, 2024
Reversal of myopic anisometropic amblyopia with occlusion therapy in a 25 year old
E Megbelayin1, S M Ekpenyong1, J Azunobi1
1Department Of Ophthalmology, University Of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria.
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.
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