Video Treatment for Amblyopia
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to determine whether viewing asynchronous movies leads to better visual outcomes in young children with amblyopia than standard-of-care occlusion therapy with an adhesive patch and whether this is associated with better adherence to treatment.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 7
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• aged 3-7 years
• male and female
• strabismic, anisometropic, or combined mechanism amblyopia (visual acuity 0.3-0.8 logMAR)
• interocular visual acuity difference ≥0.3 logMAR
• wearing glasses (if needed) for a minimum of 8 weeks with no change in visual acuity at 2 visits ≥4 weeks apart
• child's ophthalmologist and family willing to forgo standard patching treatment during the study
Locations
United States
Texas
Retina Foundation
RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Eileen E Birch, PhD
ebirch@retinafoundation.org
2143633911
Backup
Reed M Jost, MS
reedjost@retinafoundation.org
2143633911
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 44
Treatments
Experimental: Asynchronous movies
Asynchronous 3D movies
Active_comparator: Standard-of-care patching with an adhesive patch
Standard-of-care patching with an adhesive patch
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Collaborators: National Eye Institute (NEI)