OCT Macular Changes in Amblyopic Children
Bola George Abdelmeseh *
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Heba Mohamed Shafik
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Elsayed Samir Arafa
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Ahmed Lotfi Ali
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Amblyopia is defined as a decrease in best-corrected visual acuity in one or both eyes that is not solely due to a defect in the structure of the eye. This study aimed to investigate the OCT changes occurring in the amblyopic eye retina compared to normal eye.
Methods: This prospective study was carried out on 30 cases diagnosed with amblyopia using the better eye as a control. Patients were subjected to Assessment (visual acuity was measured by Landolt’s chart. Refraction error measured by autorefractometer) and macular analysis.
Results: CMT was statistically insignificant difference between amblyopic and non-amblyopic eyes. The difference in AMT between amblyopic and non-amblyopic eyes was statistically significant (p = 0.001). BCVA in different ages before and after treatment was statistically significant difference (P=0.001). The various types of refractive errors of the studied eyes regarding BCVA, before and after treatment was statistically significant difference (P=0.001).
Conclusions: CMT and AMT of the amblyopic eye more than the sound eye and after 6 months of patching, there was a decrease in the CMT and AMT of the amblyopic eye.
Keywords: OCT, macular changes, amblyopic children