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Ophthalmology and Allied Sciences 7(3):p 17-20, October-December 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.7321.2
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Efficacy of Citicoline as an Adjuvant to Patching in Unilateral Amblyopia
Salil Kumar, , Salil Kumar1 , Poorva Shrivastava2 , Lalit Shrivastava
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Ophthalmology and Allied Sciences 7(3):p 17-20, October-December 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.7321.2
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| Salil Kumar, Poorva Shrivastava, Lalit Shrivastava, et al./ Efficacy of Citicoline as an Adjuvant to Patching in Unilateral Amblyopia./ Ophthalmol Allied Sci. 2021;7(3): 81–84. |
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Background: The present study aimed to study the role of citicoline as an adjuvant to patching in unilateral Amblyopia. Methodology: The study was conducted at atertiary care centred ,during the study period of 1 year on 50 patients presenting with mild to moderate amblyopia. Patients were subjected to detailed history and ocular examination using a slit lamp. Results: 24% patients belonged to the age group of 7-8 years of age. About 52% cases were females. Citicholine with patching therapy was used in 25 cases (36% strabismus cases, 32% anisometropia and 32% combined ) and patching therapy was used in 25 cases ( 32% strabismus , 40% anisometropia and 28% combined ). Conclusion: Though this study has its limitations nonetheless it shows that adding citicoline in addition to patching therapy can significantly influence the visual acuity in amblyopia patients.
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| Salil Kumar, Poorva Shrivastava, Lalit Shrivastava, et al./ Efficacy of Citicoline as an Adjuvant to Patching in Unilateral Amblyopia./ Ophthalmol Allied Sci. 2021;7(3): 81–84. |
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.7321.2
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