Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia
Abstract To evaluate the effectiveness of syntonic phototherapy and compare it with partial time occlusion to improve visual acuity in cases of refractive amblyopia. This study is a prospective, comparative, and randomized study. It included 40 patients. Their mean age ± SD was 14.45 ± 10.03 years (...
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| description | Abstract To evaluate the effectiveness of syntonic phototherapy and compare it with partial time occlusion to improve visual acuity in cases of refractive amblyopia. This study is a prospective, comparative, and randomized study. It included 40 patients. Their mean age ± SD was 14.45 ± 10.03 years (Range: 6–45 years). Twenty patients were subjected to partial time occlusion of the sound eye, and 20 received syntonic phototherapy treatment.The study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in visual functions, UCVA, BCVA, AOP, and functional visual field in patients who were subjected to syntonic phototherapy, whereas the improvement of UCVA and BCVA in patients who were subjected to conventional treatment was satisfactory but less than that reported by syntonic therapy. Visual acuity increased significantly in patients with amblyopia after syntonic phototherapy as compared to partial occlusion therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df6e0560c8f344e09b068139b73e79912025-08-20T03:04:20ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-90283-xSyntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopiaSanaa Ahmed Mohamed0Adel Mohammed Abdel-Wahab Khalil1Maha Emhammed Almokhtar Aljaghmani2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar UniversityAbstract To evaluate the effectiveness of syntonic phototherapy and compare it with partial time occlusion to improve visual acuity in cases of refractive amblyopia. This study is a prospective, comparative, and randomized study. It included 40 patients. Their mean age ± SD was 14.45 ± 10.03 years (Range: 6–45 years). Twenty patients were subjected to partial time occlusion of the sound eye, and 20 received syntonic phototherapy treatment.The study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in visual functions, UCVA, BCVA, AOP, and functional visual field in patients who were subjected to syntonic phototherapy, whereas the improvement of UCVA and BCVA in patients who were subjected to conventional treatment was satisfactory but less than that reported by syntonic therapy. Visual acuity increased significantly in patients with amblyopia after syntonic phototherapy as compared to partial occlusion therapy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90283-xAmblyopiaAnisometropiaSyntonic phototherapyPart-time occlusion |
| spellingShingle | Sanaa Ahmed Mohamed Adel Mohammed Abdel-Wahab Khalil Maha Emhammed Almokhtar Aljaghmani Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia Scientific Reports Amblyopia Anisometropia Syntonic phototherapy Part-time occlusion |
| title | Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| title_full | Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| title_fullStr | Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| title_short | Syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| title_sort | syntonic phototherapy versus part time occlusion for treatment of refractive amblyopia |
| topic | Amblyopia Anisometropia Syntonic phototherapy Part-time occlusion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90283-x |
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