Amblyopia treatment and quality of life: the child's perspective on atropine versus patching.

: The impact on children of patching versus atropine treatment for amblyopia was assessed using children's perspective Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) scores in 5 to 7-year olds. : Forty-six children on the threshold of commencing either patching or atropine treatment for amblyopia were recruited. Treatment was prescribed for uniocular amblyopia of visual acuity (VA) 0.