A Randomized Trial of Patching Regimens for Treatment of Moderate Amblyopia in Children

To compare 2 hours vs 6 hours of daily patching as treatments for moderate amblyopia in children younger than 7 years.In a randomized multicenter (35 sites) clinical trial, 189 children younger than 7 years with amblyopia in the range of 20/40 to 20/80 were assigned to receive either 2 hours or 6 hours of daily patching combined with at least 1 hour per day of near visual activities during patching.Main Outcome Measure Visual acuity in the...