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Psychological effects of amblyopia treatment and who decides on the mode of occlusion therapy and surgical treatment in managing amblyopia
| Negative psychological effect | Always | Mostly | Sometimes | Rarely | Never |
| GSC (n=39) | 0% | 3% | 33% | 64% | 0% |
| UK (n=40) | 3% | 3% | 50% | 45% | 0% |
| Decision on mode of treatment | Orthoptists | Ophthalmologists | Both | ||
| GSC (n=40) | 65% | 10% | 25% | ||
| UK (n=40) | 100% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Decision on surgical treatment | Orthoptists | Ophthalmologists | Both | ||
| GSC (n=40) | 3% | 60% | 38% | ||
| UK (n=40) | 15% | 48% | 38% | ||
