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Xpand launches electronic spectacles to combat amblyopia

Issue: October 2012

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LAS VEGAS — Xpand 3D has developed Amblyz, an innovative new electronic glasses designed to treat amblyopia in children, according to Ami Dror, chief strategy officer.

Outwardly appearing similar to any regular prescription pair of spectacles, Amblyz features an electronic shutter that is controlled by a preprogrammed microchip embedded in the glasses frame, Dror told Primary Care Optometry News. The microchip, a microprocessor, controls the shutter, creating short intermittent occlusions of the strong eye.

Dror said the product will be in use in U.S. optometry offices next month and available nationwide by the end of the year.