International Journal of Ophthalmology
Department of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 16169-13111, Iran, Saeed Rahmani, Cirous Dehghani, Discipline of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia, Ebrahim Jafarzadehpour, Department of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14496-14535, Iran, Haleh Kangari, Jeffery Cooper, SUNY College of Optometry, New York, NY 10036, USA, Mohammad Reza Talebnejad, Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-45794, Iran, Ali Reza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Proteomics Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19716-53313, Iran, Enayatollah Osroosh
AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of combining patching with active vision therapy, compared to patching with placebo training on contrast sensitivity (CS) in pediatric participants with bilateral refractive amblyopia. METHODS: In this double-blind, clinical trial, 43 participants aged 5–8 with bilateral refractive amblyopia, unresponsive to spectacles, were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (active vision therapy plus patching) or the control group (placebo treatment with patching) for four month …