DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i11.030

Pages: 2578-2583

Purpose: To Analyze results of Part Time or Full Time Occlusion Therapy for Amblyopia in children older than 6 years. This was a retrospective consecutive case series analysis of children treated for amblyopia in the Drishti the Vision Eye hospital Indore from January 2018 to January 2020. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective consecutive case series analysis of children treated for amblyopia at Drishti the Vision eye hospital at Indore. All children received part time or full-time occlusion for the dominant eye. Results: Sixty-eight children older than 6 years at the time of initiation of therapy were included. Age at initiation of therapy ranged from 6 to 14 years. Thirty-two children had Strabismic Amblyopia, 27 had Anisometropic Amblyopia and 9 had a combination of Strabismic and Anisometropic Amblyopia. Fifty out of 68 eyes had improvement in visual acuity following occlusion Therapy. Conclusion: Occlusion therapy yields favorable results in Strabismic and/or Anisometropic Amblyopia, even when initiated for the first time after 6 years of age. Both Full time and part time occlusion therapy are successful. The chances of success decrease as the age at when the occlusion therapy is given increases. The chances of success are more with full time occlusion.