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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2006 Jun;113(6):895–903. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.01.068

Table 3.

Best-Measured Visual Acuity in Amblyopic Eye Overall and by Baseline Amblyopic Eye Visual Acuity

Baseline Amblyopic Eye Visual Acuity
Overall N=84
20/40 to 20/100 N=66
20/125 to 20/250 N=18
n(%) n(%) n(%)
Improvement from Baseline to Best-Measured Acuity
  0 lines (no improvement or worsened) 9 (11) 6 (9) 3 (17)
  1 line 10 (12) 9 (14) 1 (6)
  2 lines 15 (18) 11 (17) 4 (22)
  ≥3 lines 50 (60) 40 (61) 10 (56)
  Mean (SD*) lines 2.9 (1.8) 2.9 (1.7) 2.8 (2.0)
Change in Interocular Acuity Difference from Baseline to Visit of Best-Measured Acuity
  >=-5 lines 9 (11) 7 (11) 2 (11)
  -4 lines 12 (14) 9 (14) 3 (17)
  -3 lines 20 (24) 15 (23) 5 (28)
  -2 lines 15 (18) 13 (20) 2 (11)
  -1 line 15 (18) 12 (18) 3 (17)
  0 lines 13 (15) 10 (15) 3 (17)
  Mean (SD) lines change -2.4 (1.7) -2.4 (1.7) -2.6 (1.9)
Interocular Acuity Difference at Visit of Best- Measured Acuity
  <=0 lines (amblyopic eye same or better than sound eye) 9 (11) 9 (14) 0
  1 line 14 (17) 13 (20) 1 (6)
  2 lines 13 (15) 13 (20) 0
  ≥ 3 lines 48 (57) 31 (47) 17 (94)
  Mean (SD) lines 3.2 (2.4) 2.4 (1.8) 5.9 (2.3)
Visit of Best-Measured Acuity Baseline 9 (11) 6 (9) 3 (17)
  5wks (3-7) 33 (39) 27 (41) 6 (33)
  10wks (8-12) 28 (33) 23 (35) 5 (28)
  15wks (13-17) 6 (7) 4 (6) 2 (11)
  20wks (18-22) 6 (7) 4 (6) 2 (11)
  >=25wks 2 (2) 2 (3) 0
Resolution at Visit of Best-Measured Acuity (interocular acuity difference 1 line or less) 23 (27) 22 (33) 1 (6)
*

SD= Standard Deviation

Interocular acuity difference evaluated using better sound eye acuity at baseline or visit of best-measured amblyopic eye acuity

This table does not include data on the additional long-term follow-up visit (4-6 months) for patients whose amblyopia resolved.