Use of contact lenses for correction of amblyopia in high unilateral myopia in children

Persistent amblyopia in high unilateral myopia (anisometropia higher than or equal to -3.5 diopters) has different causes missed early diagnosis or therapeutic strategy error. With the intention of preventing the latter, we investigated the use of contact lenses. With occlusion treatment, we obtained substantial improvement of visual acuity of the amblyopic eye. Exophoric and exotropic patients retained all binocular vision and binocular union, as did most (3/4) of the microesotropic patients. This treatment has the advantages of being permanent, esthetic, and well accepted by parents.