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Asked by : Ashkhan on Mon, 10 Sep 2012 Asked in :Amblyopia / Lazy Eye Comments (0) No Of Views (1838)
Hi, Recently my son who just turned 10 last month was diagnosed with Ambylopia of his right eye.He has 20/400 as his vision with -11 as his power.We have started patching of his good eye, and putting corrective lense and making the activities and some eye exercises.Few of my concerns are 1) Are we too late since he turned 10 2) How long should Occlusion or patching should be done for him.We usually do 2 - 3 hrs of aggressive Patching once he comes back from school.He doesnt wear glasses o school as his normal - left eye has 20/20 vision.Due to the huge disparity between the two eyes and it's vision, glasses were not advised. 3) Are there any specific exercises, to remove the lazy eye, or any vision therapy centers in India? Thank you for our advise.Will eagerly waiting for your response.
Answered by : mihir1978 on Wed, 12 Sep 2012
Yes,it is a bit late.Ideally patching should have begun at age 5.The better eye should be patched 6 hours per day.Another option is to use contact lens for the amblyopic eye.
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