Hello. I am the mother of a 5-year-old boy who was diagnosed with right eye amblyopia (+5.75) and left eye hyperopia (+1.75). He has been wearing glasses for 4 months OP +3.0 OL + 0.5. I am devastated because the diagnosing doctor informed us that with such a vision defect, there is virtually no chance to improve vision. We only recommend that the left eye be sealed for 5 hours a day. Are there any other treatments? Does my child really have no chance of improving his eyesight?
Amblyopia is the abnormal / incomplete development of the optic nerve. In children, the "better" eye is covered so that the weaker one works more intensively. As a result of this procedure, in many cases the optic nerve "regenerates" and improves vision. You just need to strictly adhere to the better eye cover time.
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Iwona Grabska - Liberek
Ophthalmologist, postdoctoral doctor of medicine, head of the Ophthalmology Clinic and head of the Clinical Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical Center of Postgraduate Education in Warsaw. From 2016, the president of the Polish Ophthalmology Society.
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