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Can amblyopia be cured if i am an adult?
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Generally NO: Amblyopia therapy effectiveness rapidly diminishes after age 7-8 or so and is essentially ineffective after age 18-19.
Answered 9/9/2015
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No : It has to be fixed before the age of 8 in most cases. Some people get minor improvements in patients up to 12 years old. However, by adulthood, amblyopia is permanent.
Answered 12/14/2013
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Rapid onset adult amblyopia.Vision worsening,mostly due wandering eye that seems impossible to keep in tandem.Did patch method 4mo. No change.Causes?
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