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The influence of amblyopia condition or treatment factors that may impact self\u2010perception scores was also explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children with a history of treatment for amblyopia (n = 47; age 9.2 \u00b1 1.3 years) and age\u2010matched controls (n = 52; age 9.4 \u00b1 0.5 years) completed a standardized age\u2010appropriate questionnaire based evaluation of perceived self\u2010esteem (Harter Self Perception Profile for Children). Their vision characteristics and treatment regimen were also recorded. Bivariate correlation analysis was used to investigate the amblyopic characteristics and treatment factors that may have influenced self\u2010perception scores in the amblyopic group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children treated for amblyopia had significantly lower social acceptance scores than age\u2010matched control children. In other areas related to self\u2010esteem, including scholastic competence, physical appearance, athletic competence, behavioral conduct and global self worth, amblyopic children gave scores similar to those of control children. Within the amblyopic group, a lower social acceptance score was significantly correlated with a history of treatment with patching but not with a history of strabismus or wearing of glasses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Self\u2010perception of social acceptance was lower in children treated for amblyopia compared with age\u2010matched controls. A reduction in these scores was associated with a history of patching treatment but not with a history of strabismus or spectacle wear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/opx.0b013e31818b9911","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,10,27]],"date-time":"2008-10-27T03:10:07Z","timestamp":1225077007000},"page":"1074-1081","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":91,"title":["Effect of Amblyopia on Self\u2010Esteem in Children"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"Ann L.","family":"Webber","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Optometry and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joanne M.","family":"Wood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Optometry and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Glen A.","family":"Gole","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatrics and Child Health University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brian","family":"Brown","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Optometry and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2008,11,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"154","DOI":"10.1016\/S0161-6420(98)91862-0","article-title":"Prevalence and causes of amblyopia in an adult population","volume":"105","author":"Attebo K","year":"1998","journal-title":"Ophthalmology"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1076\/0928-6586(200012)741-YFT249","article-title":"Prevalence of amblyopia and associated refractive errors in an adult population in Victoria, Australia","volume":"7","author":"Brown SA","year":"2000","journal-title":"Ophthalmic Epidemiol"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_2","volume-title":"Visual Development","author":"Daw NW","year":"2006"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"437","DOI":"10.1001\/archopht.123.4.437","article-title":"Randomized trial of treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years","volume":"123","author":"Scheiman MM","year":"2005","journal-title":"Arch Ophthalmol"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"148","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaapos.2004.12.006","article-title":"Social and emotional impact of strabismus surgery on quality of life in children","volume":"9","author":"Archer SM","year":"2005","journal-title":"J AAPOS"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"159","DOI":"10.3928\/0191-3913-19970501-06","article-title":"Psychosocial implications of strabismus surgery in adults","volume":"34","author":"Burke JP","year":"1997","journal-title":"J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"369","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.eye.6700647","article-title":"Childhood amblyopia treatment: psychosocial implications for patients and primary carers","volume":"18","author":"Choong YF","year":"2004","journal-title":"Eye"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"743","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1442-9071.2006.01317.x","article-title":"Psychosocial impact of amblyopia and its treatment: a multidisciplinary study","volume":"34","author":"Koklanis K","year":"2006","journal-title":"Clin Experiment Ophthalmol"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_10_2","first-page":"501","article-title":"Children with squints. 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