Description: Vision Problems impacting reading and be treated by rehabilitation in Vancouver, B.C.
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Amblyopia or "lazy eye" is weak vision or vision loss in one eye that cannot be fully corrected with lenses.
IAmblyopia usually develops in children before age eight and is best treated if caught early. It becomes more difficult to treat amblyopia after age eight and if untreated it can lead to total blindness in the affected eye. However, new studies on the neuroplasticity of the brain hold out hope for older people with amblyopia who have not been treated. A recent study by the National Eye Institute concluded that patients as old as 17 may benefit from treatment.
Amblyopia involves the "wiring" of the nerve impulses from the eyes to the brain. Treatment typically includes vision therapy (vision training, perceptual learning, dichoptic training), eyeglasses and contact lenses, or a patch. Surgery alone is not sufficient.