Research Article

Inverse Occlusion: A Binocularly Motivated Treatment for Amblyopia

Table 1

Clinical details of the participants.

SubjectAge/sexCycloplegic refractive errors (OD/OS)Squint (OD/OS)Balance point (OD/OS)logMAR visual acuityRDS (arc seconds)History
Preinverse occlusionPostinverse occlusionBefore refractive adaptationPreinverse occlusionPostinverse occlusionPreinverse occlusionPostinverse occlusion

S126/FPlanoØ0.150.150.07-0.0312001200Detected at 10 years old, patched occasionally for half year, no surgery
PlanoET5°0.770.68
S212/M+0.50Ø0.100.91-0.22-0.221200200Detected at 10 years old, glasses since thereafter, no patching history
+5.00 +Ø0.770.47
S335/M-5.50 -Ø0.150.42-0.03-0.03800200Detected at 21 years old, glasses since thereafter, no patching history
+0.75Ø0.180.18
S421/F-1.50Ø0.450.49-0.030.0710040Detected at 19 years old, glasses since thereafter, no patching history
+3.50Ø0.180.07
S511/F+Ø0.430.520.370.180.074040Detected at 11 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
PlanoØ0.070.07-0.03
S623/F+2.25Ø0.330.200.980.7712001200Detected at 13 years old, glasses since 18 years old, no patching history
-2.5 -Ø-0.01-0.03
S712/M+7.00Ø0.400.520.980.980.7712001200Detected at 12 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
PlanoØ-0.03-0.03-0.03
S813/MPlanoØ0.140.40-0.12-0.03120040Detected at 12 years old, glasses since thereafter, patching occasionally for 2 months
+6.00Ø0.270.18
S911/M+4.00Ø0.710.850.680.680.4720060Detected at 11 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
PlanoØ-0.03-0.03-0.03
S1017/M+3.25Ø0.200.440.850.570.5712001200Detected at 17 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
PlanoØ-0.03-0.03-0.03
S1111/M+6.00Ø0.140.251.371.370.8712001200Detected at 11 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
-0.75Ø-0.03-0.03-0.03
S1220/FPlanoØ0.430.42-0.03-0.03-0.034040Detected at 20 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
+5.00Ø0.470.370.27
S1313/M-0.50Ø0.100.13-0.12-0.12-0.1212001200Detected at 13 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
+5.00 +Ø1.181.181.07
S1410/FPlanoET15°0.190.18-0.12-0.1212001200Detected at 14 years old, no patching history, no surgery
PlanoØ0.770.68
S1529/F+2.50 +Ø0.040.040.570.571200200Detected at 7 years old, glasses since thereafter, patching occasionally for 1 year
+1.50 +Ø0.070.07
S1613/M+4.50Ø0.460.480.680.57120060Detected at 12 years old, glasses since thereafter, patching occasionally for 2 months
PlanoØ-0.03-0.03
S1711/MPlanoØ0.180.21-0.03-0.03-0.031200200Detected at 11 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
+3.50 +Ø0.770.770.68
S1819/F-5.00Ø0.820.72-0.03-0.03-0.0312001200Detected at 19 years old, glasses for 2 months, no patching history
+2.00Ø0.370.370.27

F: female; M: male; OD: oculus dexter (right eye); OS: oculus sinister (left eye); DS: dioptre sphere; DC: dioptre cylinder; ET: heterotropia esodeviation at far distance (6 m).