Journal Reviews

Microtropia as an amblyopia indicator

1 August 2019 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, anisometropia, microtropia, occlusion

This study was undertaken to determine if microtropia with identity (straight eye anisometropia) is a reliable indicator of amblyopia following optical correction. This was a retrospective review of 532 children aged four to five years. After two months of glasses...

15 prism test for anisometropic amblyopia

1 June 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, anisometropia, fixation preference, preverbal children, visual acuity

The authors aimed to investigate the accuracy of the 15^ base in prism test (BIPT) in detecting amblyopia in anisometropic patients. This was a retrospective study in which the 15^BI was placed before the right eye followed by the left...

Choroidal thickness in strabismus and amblyopia

1 June 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | amblyopia, anisometropia, choroidal thickness, esotropia, exotropia

The authors examined the effect of exotropia, esotropia, anisometropic amblyopia and hypermetropia on choroidal thickness in a prospective cross section study. The study included 100 patients and 20 controls with a mean age of 8.5±2.9 years; 61 female and 59...