by Dr. John Hsiao
萧清仁
between age 6 months and 6 yrs. Old (US Study)
-33% Hyperopia
-22.5% Astigmatism
-9.5% Myopia
-5% Binocular vision disorder
-21.1% Strabismus
-7.9% Amblyopia
-1% Accommodative disorder
Amblyopic
Monocular reduced VA not by pathology or refraction error.
-Characteristics(strab/Ref):
3 causes- strabismus, refractive, deprivation.
Strabismus (amblyopia of arrest)-VA never achieved b/c hasn’t been used
Refractive(amblyopia of extinction)- VA lost due to cortical inhibition from the good eye
Deprivation (ie. Congenital cataract)
Amblyopia Work-up
1. cycloplegic refraction- to rule out the possibility of latent hyperopia, accom spasm consider binocular refraction instead
2. Pinhole- if improvement but still not 20/20, further testing all with PH
3. IFA testing- do freg seeing curve-use tumbling E’s out of 4
a. if IFA= IA, then it’s amblyopia of arrest
b. if IFA= 20/20, amblyopia of extinction
c. if IA< IFA< 20/20, partial due to amblyopia
4. test for eccentric fixation- for visuoscopy, test preferred eye first,
5. BV assessment: unilateral cover test, alternating cover test, 4D prism
6. Ocular health assessment; color vision for Optic nerve dysfunction, Amsler Grid, Pupil test, fundus, ND filter, VER’s
Prognosis:
Case Hx; child’s diseases?, cataract?
Major prediction-if IFA>IA---good
-any strab, onset, freg, laterality,
-center fixation—good, unsteady eccentric fixation is better than steady
- refractive, extinction-good, strab, arrest—bad
- bifoveal fixation important if ARC stops bifoveal, cause of amblyopia cannot be removed
- previous training? Severity?
- Myopia-good, hyperopia-bad
- Age, health, motivation
Goal: spare eye at least 20/40
Treatment;
1. refraction (eg. Aniseikonia)
-convert unilateral strab to alternating
-eliminate eccentric fixation
2. monocular stimulation under binocular condition
-modified Brock
3. patching 5 hr/day for 6 weeks
- exercise, pick up sticks
- concern: if tenuous fusion ie. Intermittent strabismus- after patching may get diplopia or constant strabismus. Use anti-suppression, ie. Modified Brock
- follow –up, if patch :very 2 weeks, watch for occlusion amblyopia
- once treated, maintain program or stop therapy
4. monovision