Augmenting Patching Treatment for Amblyopia With Physical Exercise



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Ocular
Therapuetic Areas:Ophthalmology
Healthy:No
Age Range:5 - 16
Updated:2/1/2019
Start Date:January 21, 2018
End Date:December 2019
Contact:Suzanne M Wernimont, CCRP
Email:wernimont.suzanne@mayo.edu
Phone:507-266-4326

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Researches are trying to establish whether moderate exercise enhances the treatment benefit
of patching 2 hours a day for residual amblyopia in children.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 5 to < 17 years old

- Cycloplegic refraction within past year

- Diagnosis of residual amblyopia, with no evidence of regression of amblyopic eye
visual acuity by 1 or more LogMAR from best previous

- Completed at least 6 months prior patching treatment (minimum 2 hours/day) or atropine
treatment.

- Stable visual acuity as defined by <1 LogMAR change over 2 visits

- Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii or WiiU gaming system in the home, or a different gaming system
with a version of Just Dance® already in the home.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known problems with exercise tolerance

- No gaming system in the home that supports Just Dance® Kids 2014, and no existing
version of Just Dance® in the home

- Current atropine treatment for amblyopia
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Rochester, Minnesota 55905
Principal Investigator: Jonathan M Holmes, MD
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