MFBF is a technique we use to accelerate vision development through office-based treatment of our patients with amblyopia. This latest research (October 2010), from Current Biology, shows that this MFBF(monocular fixations in a binocular field) treatment methods are evidenced based in Neuroscience. Read more in this interesting VisionHelp Blog post written by Dr. Leonard Press.
Research Support for MFBF Amblyopia Optometric Vision Therapy
The significance of this research is that occlusion therapy (eye patching) the "good eye", when utilized as the sole treatment, does not address critical aspects of binocular vision development for patients with amblyopia.
Dr. Fortenbacher has previously blogged on this topic and explains why eye patching alone is not enough to treat amblyopia. Parents need to be aware of this advancement in amblyopia treatment which is based on solid research. If you have a child who has amblyopia and the only treatment recommended is an eye patch, consider finding a doctor who will provide office-based vision therapy and the MFBF technique.
Read Dr. Fortenbacher's previous VisionHelp post here: Amblyopia treatment – Eye patching alone is no longer the standard of care
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