CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF AMBLYOPIA

American Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 141, Issue 1 , January 2006, Page 175

This review of the current literature on amblyopia summarized:

"Randomized, controlled trials have established atropine penalization as a viable alternative to occlusion therapy, have suggested that less treatment may be better tolerated and as effective as more traditionally used dosages, and have found no compelling evidence that treatment is beneficial clinically for older (over age 10) children with amblyopia."