Abstract
In a hospital population of 1356 children 64 (4.7%) cases of anisometropia (at least 2 dioptres in spherical or cylindrical power) were found. After the exclusion of all children with ocular lesions 53 remained. Twenty-seven (42%) of them had strabismus, which seemed to be related to accommodation effort rather than amount of anisometropia. Amblyopia was present in 17 (53%) of the patients with orthotropic anisometropia. Amblyopia increased with the amount of anisometropia. Therapy in the form of spectacle correction and part-time occlusion was successful
in 47%. The success rate was related to the age of presentation.
in 47%. The success rate was related to the age of presentation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 504-507 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 69 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1985 |