Handa, TomoyaThakkar, HansaRamakrishnan, MinuShah, KalpitPrajapati, VaishaliSayed, SaniaJoshi, AishwaryaIshigaki, Yo2023-08-252023-08-252022-05Handa Tomoya, Thakkar Hansa, Ramakrishnan Minu, Shah Kalpit, Prajapati Vaishali, Sayed Sania, Joshi Aishwarya, Ishigaki Yo. Comparison of the effectiveness of amblyopia treatment with eye-patch and binocular Occlu-tab for the same treatment duration. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 May; 70(5): 1722-17261998-36890301-4738http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224310Purpose: This study aimed to compare the conventional eye patch with Occlu?tab—a binocular open?type amblyopia training device—and evaluate their effectiveness in amblyopia treatment. Methods: In this prospective, multi?center study, 40 patients between ages 3 to 12 years, diagnosed with anisometropic amblyopia (refraction difference of both eyes ? 2 D, best?corrected visual acuity [BCVA] of the amblyopic eye ? 0.1 [logMAR]) were treated with Occlu?tab or conventional eye patch for 1 h per day thrice a week. We compared the visual acuity of both groups before and after 6, 7, and 8 weeks of amblyopia treatment. One?way repeated?measures analysis of variance and Tukey’s test were used to compare the visual acuity of both groups pre? and post?treatment. Results: Both groups had significantly improved visual acuity at 6, 7, and 8 weeks compared to that before treatment (all P < 0.001). The improvement in BCVA of the Occlu?tab group (0.33 ± 0.25) was significantly greater than that of the eye patch group (0.16 ± 0.17) after 8 weeks of treatment (P = 0.02). Conclusion: Amblyopia treatment using binocular open game training with Occlu?tab led to greater improvement in visual acuity than that with a conventional eye patch for the same treatment durationAmblyopiaanisometric amblyopiaeye patchgame?based treatmentOcclu?tabvisual acuityComparison of the effectiveness of amblyopia treatment with eye-patch and binocular Occlu-tab for the same treatment durationJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Orthoptics and Visual Science Course, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, JapanM & J Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, K. J. Somaiya Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaGraduate School of Informatics and Engineering, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan