[Visual improvement of an amblyopic eye in an adult patient after visual loss in the non-amblyopic eye]

Publication

[Visual improvement of an amblyopic eye in an adult patient after visual loss in the non-amblyopic eye]

Journal Paper/Review - May 1, 2006

Lengyel D, Valmaggia Christophe

Citation

Lengyel D, Valmaggia C. [Visual improvement of an amblyopic eye in an adult patient after visual loss in the non-amblyopic eye]. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde 2006; 223:462-4.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)

Journal

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde 2006; 223

Publication Date

May 1, 2006

Issn Print

0023-2165

Pages

462-4

Brief description/objective

BACKGROUND: The sensitive period for a successful amblyopia treatment is limited to the age of 11 to 13 years. HISTORY AND SIGNS: We present a 60-year-old patient with complete visual loss on his dominant eye after retinal arterial occlusion. The fellow eye had a known severe amblyopia with a corrected visual acuity of 0.1. THERAPY AND OUTCOME: After retinoscopy the patient received a full correction for his amblyopic eye and the vision increased to 0.25. After three months follow-up visual acuity was 0.5 for single optotypes. CONCLUSIONS: Even in adulthood a attempt at full correction of an amblyopic eye after loss of vision in the dominant eye should be performed for optimising the quality of life.