Controlled study comparing CAM treatment with

SUMMARY A controlled study comparing CAM stimulation and occlusion therapies on 2 equally large, randomly allocated groups of 25 amblyopic children aged between 4 and 6/2 years was conducted. The main parameter of comparison was distant visual acuity. No significant difference was found between the 2 methods as regards mean improvement. By both methods 80 % of the cases showed an improvement of at least 2 lines on the Snellen decimal steps chart. No case showed deterioration. The treatment of amblyopia is centuries old. A systematic description of occlusion therapy was provided by Leclerc ' in 1743, and to this day the method has by and large remained unchanged. Although occlusion often leads to beneficial results,23 there are cases where it is unacceptable to the child and frustrating for the parents. When occlusion has failed other methods have been tried. " Dazzling or after-image stimulation of the foveola requires activ