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Amblyopia

What is Amblyopia?

Amblyopia is a visual disorder due to the failure of cortical visual development in one or both eyes due to ocular pathology early in life. Consequences of amblyopia include poor stereovision, visual acuity, pattern recognition, and low sensitivity to motion and contrast.

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Poor depth perception and peripheral vision. Repeated eye closure or squinting. Eyes that don't move in the same direction when the child is trying to focus. A persistent head turn or head tilt.

The main complication of amblyopia is an irreversible, lifelong decrease in vision. These visual functional abnormalities include reductions in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, vernier acuity, spatial distortion, abnormal spatial interactions, and impaired contour detection.

Common causes of the condition include: Muscle imbalance (strabismus amblyopia). The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles that position the eyes. This imbalance can cause the eyes to cross in or turn out, and prevents them from working together.

Even though some people refer to it as lazy eye, there's nothing lazy about it. Remember: amblyopia is a medical condition you can't prevent, and there's nothing lazy about your child or their eyes. The best way to catch amblyopia early is with regular vision tests.

A positive family history of strabismus, amblyopia, or media opacities would increase the risk of amblyopia in the child. Children who have conditions that increase the risk of strabismus, anisometropia, or media opacities (including Down syndrome) would also be at increased risk for the development of amblyopia.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Treatment is close monitoring and symptomatic treatment based on the severity. Treatment includes eye patches, drops, glasses or contact lenses and sometimes surgery.

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How is it treated?

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Surgery may be an option for certain eye conditions that cause amblyopia. However, surgery doesn't treat amblyopia itself. The most common treatments for amblyopia are wearing glasses or an eye patch. These can help your weaker eye learn to work in coordination with the brain.

 

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