AMBLYOPIA IN ASTIGMATIC CHILDREN-DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY

散光儿童的弱视发展与治疗

• 批准号: 6190766
• 负责人: JOSEPH M MILLER
• 金额: $ 27.61万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-15 至 2005-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6190766
• 关键词: Native Americans; amblyopia; astigmatism; child physical development; clinical research; comorbidity; cooperative study; eye disorder diagnosis; eye refractometry; health care service; human population study; human subject; human therapy evaluation; longitudinal human study; medical complication; medically underserved population; middle childhood (6-11); outcomes research; public health; vision aid; visual perception

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) Evidence from the scientific literature indicates that uncorrected astigmatism during childhood is associated with three types of amblyopia: (1) a difference in best-corrected acuity and contrast sensitivity for orthogonal gratings (meridional amblyopia or MA), (2) a difference in best-corrected acuity for orthogonally-oriented vernier acuity stimuli (also termed MA), and (3) a deficit in best-corrected recognition (letter) acuity. These data suggest the presence of a sensitive period for the development of astigmatism-related amblyopia. However, only limited information is available concerning factors that influence the development and treatment of astigmatism-related amblyopia. The lack of research regarding astigmatism-related amblyopia is most likely due to the low prevalence of astigmatism in most populations of children. However, a high prevalence of large amounts of astigmatism and astigmatism-related amblyopia has been documented in members of the Tohono O'Odham grade-school children are not currently wearing eyeglass correction. The presence of this large sample of uncorrected highly astigmatic children provides a unique opportunity for the study of the development and treatment of astigmatism-related amblyopia. The goals of the present study are: (1) to characterize vision deficits associated with astigmatism-related amblyopia (through measurements of grating acuity, vernier acuity, recognition acuity, and contrast sensitivity), (2) to identify factors influencing the development of astigmatism-related amblyopia (e.g., factors such as amount and type of astigmatism), and (3) to determine age-specific effects of glasses intervention on astigmatism-related amblyopia. The proposed study will provide valuable clinical information regarding the development and treatment of astigmatism-related amblyopia. In addition, it will provide a valuable public health service to members of the Tohono O'Odham.

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