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Jun 2025
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Updates in Amblyopia Treatment

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
About this episode

Host Dr. Ben Young invites Drs. Roni Levin and Evan Silverstein to review the current state of amblyopia treatment, ranging from the mainstays of patching and atropine drops to novel advances such as dichoptic therapy.

Below are some references regarding dichoptic therapy that were discussed in this episode:

Xiao S, Angjeli E, Wu HC, Gaier ED, et al. Luminopia Pivotal Trial Group. Randomized controlled trial of a dichoptic digital therapeutic for amblyopia. Ophthalmology. 2022 Jan;129(1):77-85.

Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Kushner BJ, Moshkovitz A, Belkin M, Yehezkel O. CureSight Pivotal Trial Group. An eye-tracking-based dichoptic home treatment for amblyopia: A multicenter randomized clinical trial. Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar;130(3):274-285.

Koc I, Bagheri S, Chau RK, Hoyek S, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of digital therapeutics for amblyopia. Ophthalmology. 2025 Jun;132(6):654-660.

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