AR Training Versus Patching in Unilateral Amblyopia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-55
SponsorEye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

About this trial

This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of AR training with patching for the treatment of unilateral amblyopia.

Specific Aim 1 (Primary): To compare the improvement of visual acuity in the amblyopic eye between AR training and patching for the treatment of unilateral amblyopia.

Specific Aim 2 (Secondary): To compare the improvement of visual functions between AR training and patching for the treatment of unilateral amblyopia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged 5-55 years (including 5 years and 55 years);

Best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/30 but no worse than 20/200 in the amblyopic eye, interocular difference of 2 or more lines, with the better eye within the normal range;

Patients have applied optical refractive correction for more than 3 months;

Ability attend visits and complete the treatment;

Disqualifiers

Organic eye diseases preventing the establishment of good vision (e.g. ptosis, media opacity, nystagmus, paracentral fixation, acute inflammation like keratitis, optic nerve diseases like glaucoma, retinal diseases);

Lesions of the brain preventing the establishment of good vision (e.g. cortical visual impairment);

Implantable electronic device;

A history of ocular surgery (except strabismus surgery) affecting vision (e.g. retinal detachment repair);

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AR training
  • Patching

Treatment groups

114 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Lead sponsor

First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Collaborator

Shanghai Tong Ren Hospital

Collaborator

Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital

Collaborator