An Evaluation of Treatment of Amblyopia in Children 7 To <18 Years Old

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goals of this study are:

• To determine the response rate of treatment of amblyopia in 7 to <18 year olds.

• To determine the frequency of recurrence of amblyopia in 7 to <18 year olds after discontinuation of amblyopia treatment.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jaeb Center for Health Research
• Collaborator: National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Treatments: Atropine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must be aged 7 to <18 years and have amblyopia associated with strabismus, anisometropia, or both.

• Visual acuity in the amblyopic eye must be 20/40 to 20/400 inclusive and visual acuity in the sound eye must be 20/25 or better.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients must not have received amblyopia treatment (other than spectacles) in the past month or more than one month of amblyopia treatment in the last 6 months.