The treatment of amblyopia is inseparable from the cooperation of parents, in the treatment, parents should do the following: 1.
1, after the glasses are fitted must urge the child to insist on wearing them, and according to medical advice regularly re-dilated pupil examination, if necessary, switch to suitable new glasses.
2, some children because of the masking treatment caused by the surrounding children to make fun of, take nicknames, thus reluctant to adhere to the treatment or in front of the parents to wear blindfold, behind the back and take off, so that parents are completely unaware. This is often the reason why the treatment is not effective. In such cases, it is important to educate the child patiently and convince him or her to adhere to treatment consciously. It is also necessary to contact the teachers and ask them to do a good job with the children and urge them to adhere to the treatment. We now have a kind of translucent cover-up glasses made in Germany, the appearance of wearing glasses is not subject to a great image, but at the same time can play a cover-up effect.
3, wear glasses, cover treatment at the same time, must strengthen the training of fine work. Correct the wrong view that too much eye use makes vision decline. In fact, the more you use your amblyopic eye, the faster your vision will improve. In addition to supervising the child to complete the training on time, parents can often change the new form, homemade or purchase some auxiliary treatment apparatus to improve the interest of the child training.
4, such as the use of optical drug suppression therapy, in addition to insist on wearing glasses, should be punctually ordered according to medical advice with the prescribed concentration of atropine eye solution to dilate the pupil.
Parents should bring the child to the hospital regularly for follow-up examinations as prescribed by the doctor, and should bring the medical records of the examinations and treatments for the doctor to determine the efficacy and adjust the treatment plan at any time. Generally, the child should be seen once a month. Six months after normalization of visual acuity, monthly follow-up is still required to prevent recurrence of amblyopia, and then gradually changed to 3 months or half-yearly follow-up, until the visual acuity remains normal for 3 years, then amblyopia is completely cured.
The treatment of amblyopia does not happen overnight. In addition to the doctor’s examination and guidance, the active cooperation of the child and parents is needed, otherwise not only half the effort will be made, but also half the effort may be lost. How to treat amblyopia at home? Amblyopia treatment at home can be carried out mainly in the following ways.
1. Insist on wearing glasses every day.
2.Use amblyopia therapy once or twice a day.
3. Alternate covering of both eyes according to the visual acuity, for example
(1) Both eyes have the same visual acuity, alternate masking of both eyes: three days for the right eye, three days for the left eye, and one day on Sunday to remove the masking of both eyes, or both eyes can be treated simultaneously without masking.
(2) Two lines of difference in visual acuity between the two eyes: four days for the right eye, two days for the left eye, and one day of uncovering for both eyes on Sunday, or two hours of covering for the healthy eye every day.
(3) Four rows of binocular vision difference, five days for the right eye and one day for the left eye, with the mask removed for one day on Sunday, or 6 hours per day for the healthy eye.
(4) Low vision in one eye, normal vision in the other eye, full masking of the right eye, removal of masking of both eyes for one day on Sunday.
4.The above masking is only a principle, the doctor should be specific according to the patient’s condition.
5.The masking must be strict to prevent the child from peeking and failing to achieve the treatment purpose.
6, children with apparent strabismus, because of the simultaneous opening of both eyes, the strabismic eye will cause new inhibition and interference, so children with apparent strabismus, Sunday without the simultaneous opening of both eyes, only according to the proportion continue to cover both eyes alternately can. For children with moderate internal strabismus and intermittent exotropia, because there are times when both eyes are orthotropic, the masking should take into account the development of visual function in both eyes and should be opened one to two days a week with both eyes together.
7. Homework.
(1) Younger children should string beads and put on buttons, 100-200 per day/one eye.
(2) Older children should be trained to thread needles, 200-300 per day/one eye.
(3) You can also assist in playing checkers, tracing pictures, wearing the game version of ABC of vision, vision insert board and other fun amblyopia training.
(4) Severe amblyopia and older children should wear 400-600 needles per day/each eye.
(8) Homework children can also be assisted with multimedia amblyopia CD training treatment.
9. Every six months, the doctor will decide whether to adjust the prescription of the glasses according to the changes of the child’s glasses.
It is best to take your child to the hospital for specific treatment and ask the doctor to give guidance according to your child’s vision and treatment.