title: An iPod treatment of amblyopia: an updated binocular approach.
abstract: We describe the successful translation of computerized and space-consuming laboratory equipment for the treatment of suppression to a small handheld iPod device (Apple iPod; Apple Inc., Cupertino, California). A portable and easily obtainable Apple iPod display, using current video technology offers an ideal solution for the clinical treatment of suppression. The following is a description of the iPod device and illustrates how a video game has been adapted to provide the appropriate stimulation to implement our recent antisuppression treatment protocol. One to 2 hours per day of video game playing under controlled conditions for 1 to 3 weeks can improve acuity and restore binocular function, including stereopsis in adults, well beyond the age at which traditional patching is used. This handheld platform provides a convenient and effective platform for implementing the newly proposed binocular treatment of amblyopia in the clinic, home, or elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A1A1. robert.hess@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Bobier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooperstock
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055539:MP3-Player; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity