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| Eileen BirchSummaryAffiliation: Jaeb Center for Health Research Country: USA Publications
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Effect of ocular alignment on emmetropization in children <10 years with amblyopiaMarjean T Kulp
The Ohio State University, College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 154:297-302.e1. 2012..To determine whether change in refractive error is associated with ocular alignment in 105 children 3 to <7 years of age who previously participated in a randomized trial comparing atropine and patching for moderate amblyopia...
Comparison of Tono-Pen and Goldmann applanation tonometers for measurement of intraocular pressure in healthy childrenYasmin S Bradfield
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J AAPOS 16:242-8. 2012..To assess the agreement of intraocular pressure (IOP) measured with the Tono-Pen and the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) in normal children and adolescents...
Stereoacuity in children with anisometropic amblyopiaDavid K Wallace
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA
J AAPOS 15:455-61. 2011..To determine factors associated with pretreatment and posttreatment stereoacuity in subjects with moderate anisometropic amblyopia...
Optical treatment of strabismic and combined strabismic-anisometropic amblyopiaSusan A Cotter
Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, California, USA
Ophthalmology 119:150-8. 2012..To determine visual acuity improvement in children with strabismic and combined strabismic-anisometropic (combined-mechanism) amblyopia treated with optical correction alone and to explore factors associated with improvement...
Treatment of severe amblyopia with weekend atropine: results from 2 randomized clinical trialsMichael X Repka
Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J AAPOS 13:258-63. 2009..To determine the effectiveness of weekend atropine for severe amblyopia from strabismus, anisometropia, or both combined among children 3 to 12 years of age...
Repeat probing for treatment of persistent nasolacrimal duct obstruction- Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida33647, USA
J AAPOS 13:306-7. 2009..Treatment success was defined as the absence of all three clinical signs of nasolacrimal duct obstruction-epiphora, increased tear lake, and mucous discharge. Repeat probing was successful in 56%(95% CI, 33%-76%) of cases...
The relationship between preoperative alignment stability and postoperative motor outcomes in children with esotropiaStephen P Christiansen
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA
J AAPOS 13:335-8. 2009..To examine the effect of preoperative alignment stability on postoperative motor outcomes in children who underwent surgery for esotropia...
Laterality of amblyopiaMichael Repka
Zanvyl Krieger Children s Eye Care Center, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 150:270-4. 2010..To determine the frequency of unilateral amblyopia in right versus left eyes among children younger than 18 years...
Evaluating the burden of amblyopia treatment from the parent and child's perspectiveJoost Felius
Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas, USA
J AAPOS 14:389-95. 2010....
Classifying stability of misalignment in children with esotropia using simulationsB Michele Melia
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 128:1555-60. 2010..To determine the sensitivity and specificity of several classification rules for stability and instability of angle in childhood esotropia...
Visual acuity through Bangerter filters in nonamblyopic eyesRobert P Rutstein
School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J AAPOS 15:131-4. 2011..To describe the amount of visual acuity degradation induced by Bangerter filters in the better seeing eye and to evaluate its stability over time in children with moderate amblyopia...
Effect of age on response to amblyopia treatment in childrenJonathan M Holmes
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 129:1451-7. 2011..To determine whether age at initiation of treatment for amblyopia influences the response among children 3 to less than 13 years of age with unilateral amblyopia who have 20/40 to 20/400 amblyopic eye visual acuity...
Central corneal thickness in childrenYasmin S Bradfield
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 129:1132-8. 2011..To determine the central corneal thickness (CCT) in healthy white, African American, and Hispanic children from birth to 17 years of age and to determine whether CCT varies by age, race, or ethnicity...
Balloon catheter dilation and nasolacrimal duct intubation for treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction after failed probingMichael X Repka
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 127:633-9. 2009..To compare the outcomes of balloon catheter dilation and nasolacrimal intubation as treatment for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction after failed probing in children younger than 4 years...
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in amblyopic eyesMichael X Repka
Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 148:143-7. 2009..To compare the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness of amblyopic and fellow eyes. We hypothesized that the RNFL of the amblyopic eye may be thinner...
Two-year follow-up of a 6-month randomized trial of atropine vs patching for treatment of moderate amblyopia in childrenMichael X Repka
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 123:149-57. 2005..To compare patching and atropine sulfate as treatments for moderate amblyopia in children 18 months after completion of a 6-month randomized trial...
Randomized trial of treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 yearsMitchell M Scheiman
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 123:437-47. 2005..To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years...
A randomized pilot study of near activities versus non-near activities during patching therapy for amblyopiaJonathan M Holmes
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
J AAPOS 9:129-36. 2005..A secondary aim was to obtain a preliminary estimate of the effect of near versus non-near activities on amblyopic eye visual acuity, when combined with 2 hours of daily patching...
Treatment of anisometropic amblyopia in children with refractive correctionSusan A Cotter
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Ophthalmology 113:895-903. 2006..To evaluate the effectiveness of refractive correction alone for the treatment of untreated anisometropic amblyopia in children 3 to <7 years old...
A randomized trial to evaluate 2 hours of daily patching for strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia in childrenDavid K Wallace
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Ophthalmology 113:904-12. 2006..To compare 2 hours of daily patching (combined with 1 hour of concurrent near visual activities) with a control group of spectacle wear alone (if needed) for treatment of moderate to severe amblyopia in children 3 to 7 years old...
Stability of visual acuity improvement following discontinuation of amblyopia treatment in children aged 7 to 12 yearsRichard W Hertle
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 125:655-9. 2007..To assess the stability of visual acuity improvement during the first year after cessation of amblyopia treatment other than spectacle wear in children aged 7 to 12 years...
Treatment of strabismic amblyopia with refractive correctionSusan A Cotter
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 143:1060-3. 2007..To report data on the response of previously untreated strabismic amblyopia to spectacle correction...
Treatment of bilateral refractive amblyopia in children three to less than 10 years of ageDavid K Wallace
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 144:487-96. 2007..To determine the amount and time course of binocular visual acuity improvement during treatment of bilateral refractive amblyopia in children three to less than 10 years of age...
Further validation of the Amblyopia Treatment Index parental questionnaireJonathan M Holmes
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
J AAPOS 12:581-4. 2008..We pooled data across studies to further evaluate the validity of the ATI, to further assess the presence or absence of factors (subscales)...
Patching vs atropine to treat amblyopia in children aged 7 to 12 years: a randomized trialMitchell M Scheiman
Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 126:1634-42. 2008..To compare patching with atropine eyedrops in the treatment of moderate amblyopia (visual acuity, 20/40-20/100) in children aged 7 to 12 years...
Instability of ocular alignment in childhood esotropiaStephen P Christiansen
Jaeb Center for Health Research, 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 350, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
Ophthalmology 115:2266-2274.e4. 2008..The authors investigated the stability of ocular alignment over 18 weeks in children with infantile esotropia (IET), acquired nonaccommodative esotropia (ANAET), or acquired partially accommodative esotropia (APAET)...
Trends in surgical correction of strabismus: a 20-year experience, 1990-2009Erika M P Dabes
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Dallas, Texas 75390 9057, USA
J AAPOS 15:219-23. 2011..Recent reports and anecdotal observations suggest that strabismus surgery, particularly for infantile esotropia, may be in decline, although a recent population-based study found the incidence to be stable...
Randot Preschool Stereoacuity Test: normative data and validityEileen Birch
Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas, USA
J AAPOS 12:23-6. 2008..Here we report extensive normative and validity data for the final version of the test. In addition, we report normative data for a new, fourth book that adds finer disparities...
The association between myopic shift and visual acuity outcome in pediatric aphakiaDavid R Weakley
Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
J AAPOS 7:86-90. 2003..1 v 5.4 diopters (D); P <.01). CONCLUSIONS: RRG in aphakia is correlated with visual acuity outcome. Eyes with poorer acuity have a greater RRG...
