Table 5.

Change in Visual Acuity in the Amblyopic Eye at 24-week Outcome Examination According to Baseline Patient Characteristics

		Bangerter N=81		Patching N=88
	n	Mean Change in Lines (SD)	n	Mean Change in Lines (SD)
Sex
Female	34	2.1 (1.7)	43	2.4 (1.3)
Male	47	1.7 (1.6)	45	2.2 (1.3)
Race/Ethnicity*
White, non-Hispanic	63	1.8 (1.7)	61	2.3 (1.3)
Non-white or Hispanic	17	2.1 (1.4)	26	2.4 (1.3)
Age at Enrollment
3 to <5 years	21	2.1 (1.9)	23	2.7 (1.4)
5 to <7 years	31	2.1 (1.7)	34	2.5 (1.2)
7 to <10years	29	1.5 (1.3)	31	1.8 (1.2)
Prior Treatment for Amblyopia at Enrollment
No	65	1.9 (1.7)	75	2.4 (1.3)
Yes	16	2.0 (1.4)	13	1.7 (1.0)
Cause of Amblyopia
Strabismus	21	2.2 (1.5)	23	2.4 (1.3)
Anisometropia	36	1.5 (1.7)	39	2.4 (1.4)
Strabismus and anisometropia	24	2.2 (1.5)	26	2.1 (1.2)
Distance Visual Acuity in Amblyopic Eye at Baseline
20/80 (53 to 57 letters)	15	2.3 (2.0)	22	2.3 (1.3)
20/63 (58 to 62 letters)	25	1.8 (1.7)	29	2.5 (1.5)
20/50 (63 to 67 letters)	20	1.7 (1.7)	17	2.3 (1.4)
20/40 (68 to 72 letters)	21	1.9 (1.0)	20	2.0 (1.1)

SD = standard deviation.

^*Two subjects (one in each treatment group) were excluded due to Unknown/Not reported ethnicity classification