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Clinical characteristics of amblyopic cases

Ambliyop olguların klinik özellikleri

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Therefore preschool vision screening is necessary for early treatment of amblyopia.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics of amblyopic cases Material and Methods: The records of 254 amblyopic cases followed in our orthoptic clinic were reviewed retrospectively.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: The mean age of the patients was 10.2+3.4 years. 149 (%58.6) of them were female, 105 (%41.4) were male.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore preschool vision screening is necessary for early treatment of amblyopia.
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Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics of amblyopic cases Material and Methods: The records of 254 amblyopic cases followed in our orthoptic clinic were reviewed retrospectively. Age, visual acuity, type of strabismus, age at diagnosis of patients were analysed in details. Results: The mean age of the patients was 10.2+3.4 years. 149 (%58.6) of them were female, 105 (%41.4) were male. The underlying amblyogenic causes were anisometropia (%37.8), strabismus (%30.7), mixed strabismus and anisometropia (%27.1), visual deprivation (%4.4). Anisometropia was the most common cause in both unilateral and bilateral amblyopic cases. The most frequent pattern of strabismus was esotropia (%34.2), whereas hypermetropia (%45.2) was the most frequent refractive error in amblyopic eyes. The mean age at diagnosis was earlier for strabismic (6.7 years) amblyopia than anisometropic (8.5 years) amblyopia (p=0.245). Conclusion: Amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in children. Anisometropia is the most common cause and may not be detected as early as treatment to be effective. Therefore preschool vision screening is necessary for early treatment of amblyopia.

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Amaç: Ambliyop olguların klinik özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesi Gereç ve Yöntem: Ortoptik polikliniğinde takip edilen 254 ambliyopik olgunun kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Olguların yaş, görme keskinliği, ambliyopi sebebi, refraktif kusur, şaşılık tipi, tanı yaşı ayrıntılı olarak analiz edildi. Bulgular: Hastaların ortalama yaşı 10.2+3.4 (4-12) idi. Hastaların 149'u (%58.6) kız, 105'i (%41.4) erkek idi. Ambliyopi sebepleri anizometropi (%37.8), şaşılık (%30.7), mikst şaşılık ve anizometropi (%27.1), görsel deprivasyon (%4.4) idi. Tek taraflı ve bilateral ambliyopik olgularda en sık sebep anizometropi idi. En sık şaşılık tipi ezotropya (%34.2) iken, ambliyopik gözlerde en sık rastlanan refraktif kusur hipermetropi (%45.2)idi. Ortalama tanı yaşı şaşılık ambliyopisinde (6.7 yaş), anizometropik ambliyoplara (8.5 yaş) göre daha küçük idi (p=0.245). Sonuç: Ambliyopi çocuklarda görme kaybının en sık sebebidir. Anizometropi en sık sebep olup tedavinin etkili olacağı dönemden önce tespit edilmeyebilir. Bu nedenle ülkemizde okul öncesi dönemde tarama, ambliyopinin erken tanı ve tedavisi için gereklidir.

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TUĞCU, B., GÜREZ, C., YÜZBAŞIOĞLU, E., HELVACIOĞLU, F., AĞAÇHAN, A. (2008). Clinical characteristics of amblyopic cases. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 1, 20–23. https://ajindex.com/articles/131495

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