Treatment of unilateral visual impairment on preschool vision screening: Mild amblyopia should still be treated

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Richard Harrad, consultant ophthalmologist (R.A.Harrad@bristol.ac.uk),
Cathy Williams, consultant ophthalmologist1,
John Sparrow, consultant ophthalmologist1

¹Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol BS1 2LX

EDITOR—In their randomised controlled trial Clarke et al showed directly for the first time that treatment improves visual acuity, at least for moderate amblyopia.1

However, we take issue with the conclusion that vision of 6/12 in one eye and 6/9 in the other should not be treated. There are several possible reasons why no effect of treatment was found for this group.

6/9 …