Can I take off my glasses with amblyopia?

  The first thing we need to know to answer this question is why do we need glasses to treat amblyopia?  Because amblyopia is mostly accompanied by refractive error, the examination of amblyopia must be dilated, the purpose is to accurately test the actual refractive error, in order to match the appropriate glasses. The only way to improve visual acuity is to wear glasses to correct refractive errors and to conduct amblyopia training at the same time, so that clear images repeatedly stimulate the retinal gaze center and improve visual sensitivity, so the treatment of amblyopia must wear glasses. There are many “new amblyopia treatment methods” on the market; such as ear pox, laser, Chinese medicine, massage, physical therapy, etc. Treatment manufacturers often require children to remove their glasses for treatment, which is completely wrong, removing glasses will image the child’s normal visual function development.  What should I pay attention to when wearing glasses for amblyopic children?  Some parents take their children to the optician to choose the right frame according to the different pupil distances. After the prescription is ready, it is best to go to the hospital to check whether the prescription is consistent with the prescription and whether the pupil distance is appropriate.  The glasses must be worn without interruption. The first time you wear glasses for amblyopia treatment, your vision does not improve much, and some people’s vision decreases after wearing glasses, especially in the case of medium and high farsighted glasses, which is a normal situation. Wearing glasses requires a period of adaptation process, as long as you insist on wearing glasses, vision will gradually improve.  Regularly re-dilate the pupil and adjust the prescription. Children with amblyopia are developing and the refractive error of both eyes changes with age, so you can’t wear a pair of glasses all the time without changing them. Generally, children under the age of 3 should have their pupils re-examined every six months, and children over the age of 4 should have their pupils re-examined every year, and each time, depending on the change in refraction and the correction of amblyopia and strabismus, they should decide whether to change their glasses.  Can I take off my amblyopic child’s glasses?  This question is also a common concern for parents of children with amblyopia. In fact, most children with amblyopia can take off their glasses when they grow up. This is because amblyopic children with combined hyperopia are more common, and as the amblyopic child grows older and the eye develops, the degree of hyperopia will gradually decrease, and the degree of glasses lenses will also decrease, and the vision will gradually return to normal, and the glasses will be removed. Of course, if the cured amblyopic child does not pay attention to eye hygiene during development, and myopia is caused, it will be necessary to wear myopic glasses again.  There are also children with amblyopia who need to wear glasses for life, but this is a very small percentage. This type of amblyopia is often combined with high hyperopia of +6.00D or more and astigmatism of ±2.00D or more. Even as they grow older, the development of the eye cannot compensate for the serious refractive abnormalities, and they still need to wear glasses to correct their vision as adults.  In childhood amblyopia is treated in time, the vision can be corrected in these eyes, although still need to wear glasses in adulthood, but than when young uncorrected, and want to fit glasses in adulthood but can not reach the normal standard of vision correction consequences are much better. Wearing glasses today is for tomorrow’s removal of glasses.