The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Report May Be Too Optimistic About Efficacy of Treatment

Abstract

To the Editor. The Quinn et al commentary1 comparing the efficacy of various patching protocols for the treatment of amblyopia confirms a previous compilation of multiple reports2 that found no relationship between duration or type of therapy used and visual outcome. Performance improvement on vision tests normally occurs in children with increasing age, literacy, and experience.3 Improved acuity also was demonstrated in clinical trials in which acuity of the patched eyes improved at the same rate as the unpatched eyes.4 The conclusions concerning the efficacy …