Amblyopia treatment outcomes in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders

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PURPOSE: To compare amblyopia treatment outcomes between patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and their typically developing peers.

METHODS: Of 2,311 patients diagnosed with amblyopia between 2010 and 2014 at Boston Children's Hospital, 460 met inclusion criteria (age 2-12 with anisometropic, strabismic, or mixed amblyopia [interocular difference (IOD) ≥2 lines]). Treatment and visual outcomes were analyzed according to neurodevelopmental status: neurodevelopmental delay (DD) versus typical development (TD).

RESULTS: The DD group (n = 54) and TD group (n = 406) were similar in demographics, amblyogenic risk factors, baseline visual measures, prescribed therapy, and adherence (P ≥ 0.10). Between-visit follow-up time was longer for the DD group (0.65 [0.42- 0.97] years) than for the TD group (0.5 [0.36-0.82] years; P = 0.023). IOD improved similarly in each group by the last visit (DD, -0.15 logMAR [-0.31 to -0.02]; TD, -0.2 logMAR [-0.38 to -0.1]; P = 0.09). Each group reached amblyopia resolution by the last visit at similar frequencies (DD, 23/54 [43%]; TD, 211/406 [52%]; P > 0.2). DD diagnosis did not independently influence amblyopia resolution (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.53-1.12; P = 0.17), but each additional month of interval time between follow-up visits reduced the likelihood of resolution by 2.7% (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51-0.87; P = 0.003).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with DD and those with TD responded similarly to amblyopia therapy; however, follow-up intervals were longer in patients with DD and correlated with the likelihood of persistent amblyopia, suggesting that greater efforts at assuring follow-up may benefit patients with DD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

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Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 27(2023), 5 vom: 29. Okt., Seite 276.e1-276.e8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chinn, Ryan N [VerfasserIn]
Wilkinson, Carol L [VerfasserIn]
Staffa, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Michalak, Suzanne M [VerfasserIn]
Shoshany, Talia N [VerfasserIn]
Bishop, Kaila [VerfasserIn]
Hunter, David G [VerfasserIn]
Gaier, Eric D [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.07.014

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NLM362357242