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Omry BenEzra, MD; Rafi Herzog, BSc; Evelyne Cohen, CO; Ilana Karshai, COpt; David BenEzra, MD, PhD

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Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular visual impairment.^1-2 Strabismus and anisometropia occurring during childhood are risk factors for amblyopia leading to various levels of poor vision and different responses to currently available treatments.^3-5

To overcome the unknown factor of a child's compliance, avoid the blemish of a mechanical patch, and enhance the child's willingness to undergo the antiamblyopic regimen, electronically controlled liquid crystal glasses have been developed. Application of a small electric charge changes the spatial orientation of the suspended crystal molecules within the glasses. Thus, alternation between transmission of light (transparent) or opacification can be achieved at will. A liquid crystal lens in front of the sound eye is used as an intermittent flickering shutter switched between "on," or occlusion (Figure 1), and "off," or light transmission (Figure . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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