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Vision Therapy for Adult Amblyopia
Derek wrote:
I have amblyopia and have had glasses since I was 7 years old. As an adult I'm entirely reliant on my good eye as glasses don't correct the issue in my problem eye. I've followed research on treating amblyopia in adults though visual exercises and recently read about the use of video games and patching that resulted in improvements in participant’s ability to read charts. When I ask my optometrists about this I'm told that adults cannot be successfully treated. Is this something the Association is following and does it see any potential? Are there trials in Canada?
Dr Joan Hansen's response:
Derek,
Research is done at the School of Optometry at Waterloo www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca and perhaps the School at the University of Montreal www.opto.umontreal.ca (however I cannot read their website as it is only in French). Also you could ask you local Provincial Optometry Association opto.ca/links/#provincial-associations for a referral to an optometrist near you who does vision therapy.
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