Table 2.
Demographic data and mean visual parameters at baseline.
| Demographic data and mean visual parameters at baseline | ||
|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 20) | Fluoxetine (n = 22) | |
| Age (y) | 36.4 ± 11.5 (19–57) | 38.5 ± 12.5 (20–57) |
| Gender | 11 male (55%) | 11 male (50%) |
| 9 female (45%) | 11 female (50%) | |
| Cause of amblyopia | ||
| Anisometropia | 19 (95%) | 18 (82%) |
| Anisometropia and strabismus | 1 (5%) | 3 (14%) |
| Strabismus only (congenital esotropia) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
| Mean visual acuity (logMAR, amblyopic eye) | 0.620 (0.190) | 0.649 (0.252) |
| Interocular visual acuity difference (logMAR) | 0.728 (0.257) | 0.728 (0.245) |
| >0.2 to <0.5 | 4 (20%) | 6 (27%) |
| >0.5 to <0.8 | 7 (35%) | 9 (41%) |
| >0.8 | 9 (45%) | 7 (32%) |
| Refractive error in amblyopic eye (D) 1 | ||
| <0 | 1 (5%) | 3 (14%) |
| ≥0 to ≤+1.00 | 4 (20%) | 3 (14%) |
| >+1.00 to <+3.00 | 4 (20%) | 7 (32%) |
| ≥+3.00 | 11 (55%) | 9 (40%) |
| Mean (SD), hyperopes, n = 33 | +3.13 (1.49) | +3.07 (1.79) |
| Mean (SD), myopes, n = 9 | −1.23 (0.66) | −2.81 (1.07) |
| Refractive error in non-amblyopic eye (D) 1 | ||
| <0 | 4 (20%) | 3 (14%) |
| ≥0 to ≤+1.00 | 10 (50%) | 10 (45%) |
| >+1.00 to <+3.00 | 4 (20%) | 7 (32%) |
| ≥+3.00 | 2 (10%) | 2 (9%) |
| Mean (SD), hyperopes, n = 33 | +1.43 (1.89) | +1.14 (1.04) |
| Mean (SD), myopes, n = 9 | −0.95 (0.70) | −2.28 (1.20) |
| Mean anisometropia (D)1 | 2.19 (1.86) | 1.95 (1.44) |
| Mean contrast sensitivity (log, amblyopic eye) | 1.913 (0.096) | 1.732 (0.568) |
| Crowded near visual acuity (decimal, amblyopic eye) | 0.171 (0.116) | 0.165 (0.141) |
| Binocularity (normal fusion in Bagolini striated glasses test, 33 cm) | 13 (65%) | 14 (64%) |
| Binocularity (normal fusion in Bagolini striated glasses test, 4 m) | 11 (55%) | 9 (41%) |
1Spherical equivalent in diopters