Video Treatment for Amblyopia in Children

This study is looking at new ways to treat amblyopia (sometimes called "lazy eye") in children aged 3 to 7 years old. It compares viewing asynchronous 3D movies at home to the standard treatment of patching the stronger eye. Researchers want to see if the 3D movies lead to better vision and if children stick with this treatment more easily. The main goal is to measure how much your child's vision improves in the amblyopic eye after 6 weeks. To join, your child must have amblyopia and meet specific vision requirements. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is a single-site randomized clinical trial, meaning participants are assigned by chance to one of two treatment groups. It plans to enroll 44 children.
What's involved
Participants will undergo baseline vision tests, then follow their assigned treatment at home for 6 weeks, with vision re-assessed at 2 and 6 weeks. Some may continue treatment for up to 10 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Vision will be re-assessed at 2 weeks and 6 weeks. For those who continue, vision will be reassessed at 8 and 10 weeks.

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NCT05439200

Video Treatment for Amblyopia

Recruiting
NAAges 3–7InterventionalTreatment
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
~44 participants
Updated 2026-04-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Asynchronous 3D moviesPatching

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in amblyopic eye visual acuity using a logMAR chart
Measured over 6 weeks
Amblyopia
1 sites across 1 states
Texas1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

aged 3-7 years
male and female
strabismic, anisometropic, or combined mechanism amblyopia (visual acuity 0.3-0.8 logMAR)
interocular visual acuity difference ≥0.3 logMAR
wearing glasses (if needed) for a minimum of 8 weeks with no change in visual acuity at 2 visits ≥4 weeks apart
child's ophthalmologist and family willing to forgo standard patching treatment during the study

Exclusion

prematurity ≥8 wk
coexisting ocular or systemic disease
developmental delay
strabismus \>5 pd
myopia \> -3.00D
  • Change in amblyopic eye visual acuity using a logMAR chart6 weeks

    change in amblyopic eye logMAR visual acuity relative to baseline