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Treatment of amblyopia: development of visual actuity by staircase method
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Title Treatment of amblyopia: development of visual acuity by staircase method
Abstract Nr. P214
Purpose To determine visual acuity improvement throught staircase method in children with moderate amblyopia comparing Bangerter filters and patching
Methods Randomized, clinical trial: 128 children, 4 to 7 years old, with moderate amblyopia. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either daily patching or to use a Bangerter filter on the spectacle lens. Patients were examined at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. BCVA has been evaluated with staircase method with logMAR acuity readings
Results At 18 months, all the amblyopic eye improved visual acuity similar to the patching group but in the Bangerter group there was a lower treatment burden and a better compliance for the subjects
Conclusion Staircase method allows a better accuracy in the follow-up of visual defect. During the follow-up there are some differences in the timing of the two groups but, after 18 months, visual acuity improvement throught Bangerter filters and patching is similar. One advantage of Bangerter filters is that there is no opportunity for skin irritation from bandage adhesive, a commonly-reported side effect of patching. In addition, there is a theoretical advantage that Bangerter filters are less disruptive to binocular function during treatment compared to other modalities such as patching.
Bangerter filter treatment is a reasonable option to consider for initial treatment of moderate amblyopia
Author 1
Last name SABETTI
Initials L
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 2
Last name DI LODOVICO
Initials D
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 3
Last name ARGENTIERI
Initials S
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 4
Last name COSTANZI
Initials S
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Ital
Valutazione dello stato sensoriale dopo intervento chirurgico nello strabismo concomitante: che risultati possiamo ottenere
No full textThis abstract is assigned to session Break - Poster session 1
Title Treatment of amblyopia: development of visual acuity by staircase method
Abstract Nr. P214
Purpose To determine visual acuity improvement throught staircase method in children with moderate amblyopia comparing Bangerter filters and patching
Methods Randomized, clinical trial: 128 children, 4 to 7 years old, with moderate amblyopia. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either daily patching or to use a Bangerter filter on the spectacle lens. Patients were examined at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. BCVA has been evaluated with staircase method with logMAR acuity readings
Results At 18 months, all the amblyopic eye improved visual acuity similar to the patching group but in the Bangerter group there was a lower treatment burden and a better compliance for the subjects
Conclusion Staircase method allows a better accuracy in the follow-up of visual defect. During the follow-up there are some differences in the timing of the two groups but, after 18 months, visual acuity improvement throught Bangerter filters and patching is similar. One advantage of Bangerter filters is that there is no opportunity for skin irritation from bandage adhesive, a commonly-reported side effect of patching. In addition, there is a theoretical advantage that Bangerter filters are less disruptive to binocular function during treatment compared to other modalities such as patching.
Bangerter filter treatment is a reasonable option to consider for initial treatment of moderate amblyopia
Author 1
Last name SABETTI
Initials L
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 2
Last name DI LODOVICO
Initials D
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 3
Last name ARGENTIERI
Initials S
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Italy
Author 4
Last name COSTANZI
Initials S
Department Department of Ophthalmology, University of L’Aquila
City L'Aquila, Ital
Social learning and the bonds of self-governing communities
No full textChapter 6 in : Institutional Diversity in Self-governing Societies: The Bloomington School and Beyond. Edited by Filippo Sabetti and Dario Castiglione - contributions by Paul Dragos Aligica; Rosolino Candela; Dario Castiglione; Michael A. Fotos. Iii; Anas Malik; Ronald J. OAKERSON; Margaret M. Polski; Filippo Sabetti; Karol Edward Sołŧan; Ion Sterpan; Abigail Sullivan; Scott Yabiku; Abigail York and Albert Weale. Published by Lexington Books, Dec 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4985-2767-
Prenatal screening for hepatitis B surface antigen. Is universal screening necessary?
No full textPrenatal screening for hepatitis B is now recommended as a universal practice in Canada. This study questions whether that policy should apply outside large urban centres. We studied women delivering babies at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ont. Of 1216 women, results of HBsAg screening were available for 716; only two women, both from a high-risk group, were HBsAg positive. If selective screening is used, physicians must question patients carefully to ensure that women at risk are identified and tested
Equatorial Scleral Anchor for the Weakening of the Inferior Oblique Muscle
No full textObjective: The study was conducted to evaluate the mid-term effectiveness of a new surgical approach in the reduction of overaction of the inferior oblique muscle.
Methods: A new surgical treatment was developed consisting of suturing the muscle to the sclera at the Gobin’s point with tendon sparing by way of a micro-incision to reduce any tissue damage during the surgical procedure and to enhance the healing process. The treatment was evaluated postoperatively in a group of 150 patients with primary or secondary inferior oblique overaction.
Results: All patients experienced a complete resolution of the elevation in adduction, no residual vertical imbalance, lateral incomitance was improved.
Conclusion: The outcome of the new equatorial scleral anchor surgical treatment has been generally accepted as favourable in our study, also if compared with the results yielded by the most frequently used anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle. The new surgical treatment appears to be a relatively a less invasive, safe, reversible technique, including the potential to perform the procedure with an adjustable suture
New Surgical Intervention for the Weakening of the Inferior Oblique Muscle: Equatorial Scleral Anchor
No full textPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a new surgical technique in reducing inferior oblique muscle overaction. Methods: Anterior transposition and myectomy of the inferior oblique muscle represent the gold- standard treatment in dissociated vertical deviation, including cases in which a simultaneous inferior oblique muscle overaction is also present. A new surgical procedure that consists of suturing the muscle to the sclera at the Gobin point with tendon sparing using a micro-incision to minimize the related tissue trauma and induce a faster recovery was developed. Results: Two of 8 patients with essential infant esotropia had a complete resolution of the elevation in adduction with no residual vertical imbalance. All patients experienced an improvement in lateral incomitance. Conclusions: The new "equatorial scleral anchor" surgical procedure gives a similarly good outcome when compared with the classic inferior oblique anterior transposition technique, with the advantages being simple, safe, reversible, and modular in terms of suturing
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