Amblyopia risk factors in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: A longitudinal case-control study

YungJu Yoo, Hee Kyung Yang, Namju Kim, Ho-Kyoung Choung, Jeong-Min Hwang and Sang-In Khwarg

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-9

Abstract: Purpose: To investigate longitudinal changes in risk factors for amblyopia in children treated with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). Methods: Retrospective observational case control study. A total of 446 children under 4 years of age who underwent probing and/or intubation for CNLDO between January 2004 and January 2018, and 446 age-matched controls were included. Cycloplegic refraction and ocular alignment were investigated at the time of treatment and after at least one year of symptom improvement. Children were classified as having amblyopia risk factors on the basis of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus guideline in 2013. Main outcome measures: The prevalence of amblyogenic refractive errors, and determinants associated with the presence of amblyogenic refractive errors in CNLDO patients. Results: The prevalence of amblyogenic refractive errors in CNLDO patients (5.4%) was similar to that of the control group (6.5%) (P = 0.571). After one year of symptom improvement in CNLDO patients, the prevalence of amblyogenic refractive errors was 4.7%. There was no difference in the prevalence of amblyogenic refractive errors between unilateral and bilateral CNLDO patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that manifest strabismus was the only risk factor related with the presence of amblyogenic refractive errors (odds ratio = 6.383, confidence interval = 1.205–33.826, P = 0.029). Conclusions: This study found no evidence to suggest that the prevalence of amblyopia risk factors is higher in CNLDO patients compared with normal controls. Manifest strabismus was the only determinant associated with the presence of amblyogenic refractive errors.

Date: 2019
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