Chief & Presenting Author: Dr.Shipra Sharda

Abstract

Methods: This prospective,randomised, interventional study included 32 patients aged 5-12 years of age with unilateral amblyopia or bilateral amblyopia.groupA of 16 patients were prescribed occlusion therapy and group (B) received 1000 mg per day of omega fatty acids along with occlusion for a period of 3 months.best corrected visual acuity (both distance and near) and stereoacuity measurements at 1week and end of 3 months.
Results:The mean age of the patients was 8.68 ± 1.55 years. The mean baseline visual acuity for distance was 0.85 ± 0.071 Log MAR equivalent for Group A and 0.81 ± 0.073 Log MAR eq for Group B. At the end of therapy, the mean visual acuity was 0.48 ± 0.91 Log MAR eq and 0.40 ± 0.20 Log MAR equivalent for Group A and B respectively.There was statistically significant improvement in vision within Group A (p value-0.0008) and Group B (p value-0.0001)
Conclusion: Omega fatty acids improve visual acuity in patients with amblyopia and maintain improved visual acuity.