Amblyopia: A review of unmet needs, current treatment options, and emerging therapies

BUI Emmanuel, JG BURNS, B THOMPSON - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2023 - Elsevier
Amblyopia is a global public health issue with extensive, multifaceted impacts on vision and
quality of life (QoL) for both patients and families. Geographical variation exists in the …

Harnessing brain plasticity to improve binocular vision in amblyopia: An evidence-based update

B Thompson, M Concetta Morrone… - European Journal …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Amblyopia is a developmental visual disorder resulting from atypical binocular experience in
early childhood that leads to abnormal visual cortex development and vision impairment …

Contrast sensitivity and stereoacuity in successfully treated refractive amblyopia

Y Jia, Q Ye, S Zhang, L Feng, J Liu… - … & Visual Science, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To assess whether monocular contrast sensitivity and stereoacuity impairments
remain when visual acuity is fully recovered in children with refractive amblyopia. Methods …

Reasons why we might want to question the use of patching to treat amblyopia as well as the reliance on visual acuity as the primary outcome measure

RF Hess - BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2022 - bmjophth.bmj.com
Recent evidence suggests that the primary deficit in amblyopia is loss of binocular vision
and that the loss of monocular acuity is a secondary consequence. This new understanding …

Stereoptic serious games as a visual rehabilitation tool for individuals with a residual amblyopia (AMBER trial): a protocol for a crossover randomized controlled trial

C Simon-Martinez, MP Antoniou, W Bouthour… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Background Amblyopia is the most common developmental vision disorder in children. The
initial treatment consists of refractive correction. When insufficient, occlusion therapy may …

Treatment compliance in amblyopia: A mini-review and description of a novel online platform for compliance tracking

T Le, F Örge - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Patient compliance with amblyopia therapies, including eye patching and atropine drops, is
crucial for optimal visual acuity outcomes. Studies utilizing objective measures of …

Stereopsis only: Validation of a monocular depth cues reduced gamified virtual reality with reaction time measurement

W Mehringer, M Wirth, D Roth… - … on Visualization and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The visual depth perception is composed of monocular and binocular depth cues. Studies
show that in absence of binocular depth cues the performance of visuomotor tasks like …

[HTML][HTML] Computer-Assisted Visual Training in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Visual Disorders: A Systematic Review

C Schmucker, E Thörel, M Flatscher-Thöni… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In this systematic review, we address the question whether children and
adolescents with developmental visual disorders benefit from computer-assisted visual …

Can artificial intelligence be used to improve the quality of vision in patients with amblyopia? The first digital pill in medicine administered under AI

RF Hess, BJ Thompson - Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We live in an ever-increasing digital world, digital applications and diagnostics are part and
parcel of everyday clinical practice, particularly in Ophthalmology. All previous digital …

[PDF][PDF] Co-design of a points-based reward system to boost motivation in children and improve adherence to learning serious games

C Piazzalunga, A Donati, S Ferrante - GNB Atti, 2023 - re.public.polimi.it
Specific Learning Disorders are disabilities that impair the ability to learn, which can be
mitigated through timely training. However, administering such training can be challenging …