Question
A five-year-old boy has been diagnosed with amblyopia, experiencing blurred vision for distant objects and having vision impairment. Concerned parents ask whether amblyopia in adults can be cured.
Answer
The key to amblyopia treatment lies in early detection. For patients under five years old, treatment through patching the stronger eye usually yields good results. Patching the stronger eye forces the brain to use the ignored eye. In children aged five to nine, the effectiveness of treatment is influenced by age, the severity of amblyopia, and treatment compliance, with younger age being associated with better treatment outcomes. Children as old as ten can still achieve significant treatment effects. During the patching treatment, close attention should be paid to the condition of the patched eye (stronger eye) to prevent visual deprivation amblyopia caused by patching. Currently, there is no effective treatment for adult amblyopia, but with the advancement of medicine, continuous attention to the treatment of adult amblyopia is still warranted. Additionally, for those with mild amblyopia, it may be considered to correct vision through laser refractive surgery.