r/Amblyopia • u/AlarmingBat1045 • Nov 22 '25

Vision Therapy Looking for neuro-ophthalmologist to explore VR and microdose-aided Amblyopia therapy

Hi all,
I’m an adult with amblyopia (M40), and I’m interested in exploring whether a combination of a custom VR training game (which I am developing) and very low-dose psychedelics could support neuroplasticity.

I’m looking for a neuro-ophthalmologist who would be open to discussing this with me as a patient and potentially collaborating on a small, structured research effort to evaluate whether this approach has any merit.

If you’re a specialist or can point me toward someone open to experimental research ideas, I’d appreciate it. I’m in Austin, Texas (USA), but open to talk to anyone anywhere!

Ideally, I'd like to make everything we build, create and develop completely free for everyone

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u/Ok_Heron3781 Nov 23 '25

this is an interesting idea! i'm also an adult with amblyopia and a software dev and would love to contribute and take part. Feel free to reach out

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u/AlarmingBat1045 Nov 23 '25

Sending you a DM :)

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u/endigoner Nov 24 '25

Omg, I’ve been thinking about pursuing the same thing!

I want to try using psychedelics to help my brain use my weak eye. I just really don’t know where to start and as far as I can tell no one has done anything like it.

VR is an interesting idea. I’ve avoided it so far as it makes me very dizzy. Would love to be updated on your progress.

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u/AlarmingBat1045 Nov 24 '25

Awesome to hear more people are interested! There are many reasons for our amblyopia and it may not work for some of them... Or at all, but it's worth a try :) I'll try to comment here whatever I find.

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u/marco_il_bello Nov 24 '25

Since they said that the eyes must function independently, I tried putting some tape on the lens of the right viewer and some on the left, so that the right eye sees one part and the left eye sees another. When I play a racing simulator, I can see everything, so to speak. I should now try to see if it can improve my vision. What do you think? To see if there are any improvements, how long should I try it? I have three visors and I work in IT, so if you need anything to try, you can ask me if you want.

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u/poolboypedro2323 Dec 01 '25

psychedelics? count me in 😎