Treatment of Suppression

Question 1

What’s the 3 steps to treatment strategy for suppression?

Answer 1

1. Begin early
2. eliminate peripheral suppression
3. eliminate central suppression

Question 2

What is the passive therapy used to treat suppression in IXT or amblyopia

Answer 2

Occlusion

Question 3

Fast flashing, blinking and moving of suppressed target are examples of what?

Answer 3

Suppression breakers

Question 4

This is the breakup of latency period needed for suppression.

Answer 4

Fast flashing

- flash suppressed eye

Question 5

This is when we oscillate the suppressed target within the suppression zone

Answer 5

Movement of suppressed target

Question 6

What type of prism should we use to help break suppression?

Answer 6

Vertical prism

Question 7

When treating suppression, where should we begin?

Answer 7

Begin where the patient is not suppressing

- make sure patient has potential for normal sensory fusion