Dichoptic Treatment for Amblyopia in Children 4 to 7 Years of Age

ConditionAmblyopia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-7
SponsorJaeb Center for Health Research

About this trial

In children 4 to 7 years of age, to determine if treatment with 1 hour per day 6 days per week of watching dichoptic movies/shows wearing the Luminopia headset is non-inferior to treatment with 2 hours of patching per day 7 days per week with respect to change in amblyopic eye distance VA from randomization to 26 weeks.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 4 to 7 years.

VA in the amblyopic eye 20/40 to 20/200 inclusive.

Age-normal VA in the fellow eye:44,45

Interocular difference ≥ 3 logMAR lines (i.e., amblyopic eye VA at least 3 logMAR lines worse than fellow eye VA).

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Luminopia
  • Eye Patch

Treatment groups

238 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Jaeb Center for Health Research

Lead sponsor

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Collaborator

Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group

Collaborator