What training methods are available for amblyopia

  This method has a long history and is one of the simplest, most economical, most common and most effective ways to treat amblyopia.  Amblyopia training refers to the stimulation of the visual function of the amblyopic patient through proper professional training methods to achieve the purpose of treatment. There are four main types of amblyopia: strabismic amblyopia, refractive amblyopia, refractive amblyopia, and congenital amblyopia. Under the professional guidance of doctors, 85% of amblyopia patients can be cured.  What are the training methods for amblyopia?  1. Masking therapy. This method has a long history and is one of the simplest, most economical, most commonly used and most effective methods for treating amblyopia, specifically by covering one eye with a mask and using the other eye to look at things to strengthen the visual function of the other eye.  2. Correction of refractive error. Mainly by wearing glasses with corrective function, so that the retina can clearly display the imaging of objects, but this correction must require professional and accurate operation, before the prescription glasses with atropine dilated pupil optometry, to obtain accurate degrees, and then according to the doctor’s professional technology, with reasonable treatment glasses to wear to play a therapeutic role, because the glasses have corrective function, so regular visits to the hospital for optometry review Because of the corrective function of glasses, it is necessary to go to the hospital regularly for optometry review, about once every six months.  3.Red light flicker training. By targeting the cells in the center of the macula, which is the most sensitive area in the fundus, red light with a wavelength of 630nm is used to stimulate the cells in this area, so that the cells in this area can be active and accelerate their growth rate, thus improving the patient’s vision. In addition to the above three treatment methods, there are also fine vision training, light brush training, grating training, and posterior image enhancement training.  4. Circle-piercing training. Use the amblyopic eye to look at a circle with a diameter of one centimeter, while grasping a wire in your hand, and concentrate on making the wire pass through the circle, and repeat the training until you can pass through the circle quickly and accurately.  5, prick point training. On the top of ordinary white paper, draw various patterns with dots and lines for training. Patients should cover up their healthy glasses to reveal their amblyopic eyes, hold a sharp pen, look at the dots on the paper with full concentration, and then stab them down.  Amblyopia training is a repetitive and boring process, parents must give more patience and provide psychological counseling to the child so that he or she stays with the treatment until it is cured.