Potential explanatory variables investigated for influence on post-discharge deterioration of visual acuity and final acuity
| Age at screening (years) |
|---|
| Age at discharge (years) |
| Age at follow up (years) |
| Presenting visual acuity |
| Discharge visual acuity |
| Total no visits to orthoptist |
| Total no visits to doctor |
| Number of hours per day of occlusion |
| Total number of months of occlusion |
| Compliance with patching during treatment (good or poor) |
| Compliance with spectacle wear at follow up (wearing/not wearing) |
| Attendance through treatment period (maintained or defaulted early) |
| Socioeconomic category (upper, middle, and lower) |
| Visuoscope fixation at follow up (foveal or eccentric) |
↵These were defined by postcode as described previously.4