Patch-free Occlusion Therapy

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Conditions studied: Amblyopia

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a patch-free occlusion therapy 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 the treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05440448

Run by

Retina Foundation of the Southwest

People needed

68

Starts

2024-04-22

Expected to finish

2028-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-07

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3-12 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

You may not qualify if…

• Prematurity ≥8 wk
• coexisting ocular or systemic disease
• developmental delay
• myopia > -3.00D

Where it is running

• Retina Foundation — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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