Impact of Parental Motivation in Amblyopia Management

Abstract

Aim: To determine the impact of parental motivation in amblyopia management.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Duration and Setting of the Study: “Child Eye”- the children's eye clinic, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka from January 2019 to December 2019.

Methods: In this study, 394 children with amblyopia were divided in two groups. 197 children allocated in group A were prescribed with conventional treatment while 197 children allocated in group B were augment ed with an additional parental motivator to easily visualize the potential visual prognosis. Th is visually noticeable chart yields to understand the visual prognosis of the child's amblyopic status and thereby influence parent to adhere the treatment protocol accurately and more responsibly.

Results: Data of 39 4 children between aged 3-8 years with amblyopia with at least 20%inter ocular difference were analyzed . The Best Corrected Visual Acuities (BCVA ) after six month s of treatment was com pared with the initial levels of acuities at the time of presentation. The mean improvement in visual acuity was 39.57% in group B, managed with conventional treatment augmented with an additional parental motivator. Mean Improvement in group A, managed with conventional treatment, was 28.4 3% .Mean difference in improvement in VA was significantly greater in children managed with conventional treatment augmented with additional parental motivator (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Parental motivation through the visually catch able and understand able amblyopia chart builds a significant imp a ct on the success of amblyopia management.