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pleoptics, n. pl. (const. as sing. or pl.) Ophthalm.|pliːˈɒptɪks|
[ad. G. pleoptik (A. Bangerter 1953, in Wiener klin. Wochenschr. 20 Nov. 966/2), f. pleo-, pleio- + optik optics.]
A method of treatment for amblyopia and eccentric fixation employing the selective dazzling of parts of the retina in order to stimulate the use of the fovea and render it more sensitive.
1955Q. Cumulative Index Med. LVIII. 1517/1 (heading) Pleoptics and orthoptics. 1962J. W. Henderson in G. M. Haik Strabismus v. 111 For the eccentric fixator over 5 years of age, pleoptics rather than occlusion are thought to be the most acceptable method [of treating amblyopia]. 1964A. Schlossman in A. Sorby Mod. Ophthalm. III. 141 Pleoptics, which was initiated by Bangerter of St-Gallen, Switzerland, has its greatest value in the treatment of the large number of patients with eccentric fixation who cannot be managed by any other form of therapy. 1975M. M. Parks Ocular Motility & Strabismus xi. 98/1 An eccentrically fixating eye in some older children has been restored to central fixation using pleoptics after occlusion therapy has failed.
So pleˈoptic a.
1960Amer. Orthoptic Jrnl. X. 7/1 The development of pleoptic methods and their therapeutic application preceded the discovery of some hitherto unknown characteristics of amblyopia. 1964S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Diseases of Eye (ed. 14) XXX. 482 If eccentric fixation is well established, it is often well to occlude the affected eye for some weeks and then to stimulate the macula by special pleoptic methods (flashing devices, the production of after-images, etc.). 1967J. L. C. Martin-Doyle Synopsis Ophthalm. (ed. 3) 188 Pleoptic treatment is arduous and the instruments expensive. 1975M. M. Parks Ocular Motility & Strabismus xi. 98/1 The final result in the majority of amblyoptic patients is the same whether..simple occlusion therapy is used exclusively or if pleoptic exercises are used. |