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Low-power-laser-therapy of amblyopia in adult patients
Ivandic T.
Rindermarkt 16, 80331 München
Amblyopia and strabism are caused by impaired sensory-neuronal development
of the visual tract resulting in permanent loss of visual capacity. If
started in early childhood, occlusion or blurring of the leading eye has
been a therapeutic choice with sometimes insatisfactory results. We now
report first experiences with a novel low-power laser therapy in 110 eyes
with amblyopia and 121 eyes with strabism and show that normal visual
capacity can be achieved in adult patients. After repeated short lowpower
laser irradiation (3-4x) every 2-3 days, significant improvement of vision
could be achieved in about 90% of amblyopic eyes. Visual improvement appeared
to depend on the extent of former visual impairment and required additional
therapy for preservation of the initial success only in a few cases. The
promising results of this laser therapy may warrant further controlled
studies to investigate the longterm efficacy and safety of this novel
therapeutic approach. The advantages raise hope to establish it as an
alternative to traditional treatment.