Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Intermittent Occlusion Therapy Glasses for Amblyopia

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Efficacy of Intermittent Occlusion Therapy Glasses for Amblyopia

Brief Summary:

This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel amblyopia treatment - Intermittent occlusion therapy (IO-therapy) glasses (AmblyzTM) in treating severe amblyopia.

Children ages 3 to 8 years with severe amblyopia (visual acuity of 20/100 to 20/400 in the amblyopic eye) will be enrolled and randomized into two groups: 1) standard 6-hour patching group or 2) 12-hour IO-therapy glasses group.