How to treat amblyopia over the age of 12

Amblyopia is mostly caused by abnormal disturbances during visual development, and the main symptom manifests itself as a decrease in visual acuity. Patients with amblyopia over the age of 12 years old can be treated with medication, surgery, and comprehensive therapy under the guidance of a doctor. 1. Medication: The medication for amblyopia patients is called suppression therapy, and the most commonly used medication is atropine. 2. Surgery: For patients with strabismus, when the visual acuity of both eyes is equal or close to each other, surgery can be performed to correct the strabismus under the guidance of the doctor. If the patient’s amblyopia is caused by ptosis, the cause of the disease can be removed through surgery under the guidance of the doctor, and then amblyopia can be treated, and the visual acuity can be restored. 3. Integrated therapy: Integrated therapy generally refers to the combination of several kinds of therapies. If the patient is paracentric amblyopia, the red laser film method can be carried out at the same time of suppression therapy or masking therapy. If the patient has central amblyopia, visual stimulation therapy can also be combined. Specific treatments should be chosen under the guidance of the doctor after going to the hospital for examination and diagnosis, and patients need to go to the hospital for regular checkups, so that the doctor can adjust the treatment plan according to the situation of the checkups.