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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:387-388.

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IN A CLASSIC Peanuts cartoon, Lucy declares triumphantly that "with nothing more than a simple eye patch, we have brought amblyopia to its knees." Elegant in its simplicity, occlusion of the sound eye has remained an effective and standard treatment of amblyopia since it was initially described in the middle of the 18th century.¹ Despite this, amblyopia still is one of the leading causes of monocular blindness in people between the ages of 20 and 70 years.¹ More recently, atropine sulfate to blur the sound eye, a treatment referred to as "pharmacologic penalization," has been advocated as an alternative to traditional occlusion therapy.

Despite some reports of success and the theoretical benefits with penalization therapy, 97% of surveyed pediatric ophthalmologists indicated that they use traditional occlusion as their initial treatment choice for children with amblyopia.² In light of this statistic, it may be wise for us to remember the musings . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Corresponding author and reprints: Burton J. Kushner, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 2870 University Ave, Suite 206, Madison, WI 53705 (e-mail: bkushner@facstaff.wisc.edu).

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