Can uveal coloboma be treated?
Patients with uveal coloboma should have yearly follow-up exams by an eye care professional. However, there is currently no medication or surgery that can cure or reverse coloboma and make the eye whole again. Treatment consists of helping patients adjust to vision problems and make the most of the vision they have by: • Correcting any refractive error with glasses or contact lenses. • Maximizing the vision of the most affected eye in asymmetric cases. This may involve patching or using drops to temporarily blur vision in the stronger eye for a limited period of time. • Ensuring that amblyopia (lazy eye) does not develop in childhood in case of asymmetry. Sometimes amblyopia treatment (patching, glasses and/or drops) can improve vision in eyes even with severe colobomas. • Treating any other eye condition that may be present with coloboma, such as cataracts. • Treating any complications that might arise from a retinal coloboma later in life, such as the growth of new blood vessels at t
