Occlusion child derived from natural latex for amblyopia treatment

Natural latex has been used with success in the reconstructions of the esophagus, of the abdominal wall and of the pericardium of animals, as a device to treat obesity and in inner sole with control of the plantar pressure for the diabetic foot. This article presents a new applicability proposal of the latex in patients with tendency to develop amblyopia, a visual acuity deficiency, in this sense it is idealized a contact lens of natural latex for total and gradual occlusion of the eye as new tool to treat such disease. Therefore, it is intended to develop a product that accomplishes the occlusion of the eye destined to children, with low cost and high effectiveness and with larger acceptance degree on the part of the patient with a smaller indisposition and trauma than caused it by the lid.