@article{7720588e9fa24b24b1c7643a5623a76f,
title = "Treatment of astigmatism-related amblyopia in 3- to 5-year-old children",
abstract = "Best-corrected acuity was measured for vertical and horizontal gratings and for Lea Symbols{\textregistered} recognition acuity in 3- to 5-year-old children with high astigmatism and in non-astigmatic children. There was significant amblyopia among astigmatic children at baseline. There was no evidence that eyeglass correction of astigmatism resulted in a reduction in amblyopia over a 4-month average treatment duration (although vision in astigmatic children was significantly improved immediately upon eyeglass correction, indicating that eyeglass correction did provide a visual benefit). Treatment outcome results are discussed in terms of both methodological issues and theoretical implications.",
keywords = "Amblyopia, Astigmatism, Children, Sensitive periods",
author = "Harvey, {Erin M.} and Velma Dobson and Miller, {Joseph M.} and Sherrill, {Duane L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute's Data Monitoring Committee for their guidance and comments on an earlier draft (Maureen Maguire, Ph.D. (chair), Donald Everett, M.A., Jonathan Holmes, M.D., Karla Zadnik, Ph.D., O.D., Cindy Norris). The authors thank the following individuals for their assistance in data collection: Irene Adams, Christy Lopez, Frances Lopez, Jenniffer Funk-Weyant, R.N., Angel Polanca-Capistrano, M.D., Neil Atodaria, M.D., Mary Rose Teodoro, M.D., Pat Broyles, Robert Tyszko, O.D., and Amy Davis, O.D. The authors also thank the following for their help and support in conducting this study: The Tohono O'odham Nation, The Tohono O'odham Early Childhood Head Start Program, and the parents and children who participated in the study. This work was supported by NIH/NEI Grants EY11155 (JMM) and EY13153 (EMH), and funds from Research to Prevent Blindness.",
year = "2004",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.visres.2004.01.018",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "1623--1634",
journal = "Vision Research",
issn = "0042-6989",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "14",
}