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Amblyopia,
or ‘lazy eye’ is the loss of one eye's ability to see details due to poor development of central vision. It affects just 2-3% of the population. The eye is anatomically normal, but visual acuity is reduced even with glasses. Amblyopia is the commonest cause of vision problems in children, and develops sometime between birth and 8 or 9 years of age, the critical period of time when the visual system develops and matures. Amblyopia causes more visual loss in the age group under 40 than all the injuries and diseases combined.  Amblyopia occurs when the nerve connections between the brain and the eye fail to develop normally. Vision problems such as short sightedness, long sightedness or astigmatism, if uncorrected can cause amblyopia. The amblyopic eye may develop a permanent visual defect and depth perception (seeing in three dimensions) may be lost. If the stronger eye becomes diseased or injured, it can mean a lifetime of poor vision. Regular eye checkup in children below the age of 6 years can detect and prevent amblyopia. Early detection of the condition increases the chance of successful treatment, especially if it is detected before the age of five. The treatment of amblyopia aims at equalizing vision between the two eyes. This can be done by wearing corrective glasses, eye exercises or surgery. Amblyopia will not go away on its own, and an untreated amblyopia can lead to permanent visual problems and poor depth perception. |
Latest Publication and Research on Amblyopia - Updated on 04/18/2013.
Amblyopia Risk Factor Prevalence. - Published by PubMed
Pattern of blindness in a community based hospital of Nepal. - Published by PubMed
Prevalence of amblyopia and patterns of refractive error in the amblyopic children of a tertiary eye care center of Nepal. - Published by PubMed
Management of pediatric corneal limbal dermoids. - Published by PubMed
Occlusion-amblyopia following high dose oral levodopa combined with part time patching. - Published by PubMed
Amblyopia Risk Factor Prevalence. - Published by PubMed
Pattern of blindness in a community based hospital of Nepal. - Published by PubMed
Prevalence of amblyopia and patterns of refractive error in the amblyopic children of a tertiary eye care center of Nepal. - Published by PubMed
Management of pediatric corneal limbal dermoids. - Published by PubMed
Occlusion-amblyopia following high dose oral levodopa combined with part time patching. - Published by PubMed
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prabhu12(Guest)
Posted on: 07/01/2012
Hi.I am 51 year old man,i have the same problem.Can you help me please?I need find this doctor. very serious,Thank you
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Posted on: 07/25/2011 I am a 51 year old woman that has been wearing a thick left lense since the 6th grade because of Amblyopia. All these years even as an older teenager I was told that in order to correct this I should have been patched and worked with as a young child. A couple of months ago I went to my Eye Doctor and we talked about my lazy eye again. He told me he could help me. Last Wednesday I had eye surgery inserting an artificial lens and I am back at work today. My sight went from 20/400 to 20/40 in my lazy eye. It is amazing what I wasn't seeing and it it wonderful the things I am seeing. Crisp.....everything is crisp. I don't know all the medical terms for what my doctor did, but if you would like more information I am getting all my paperwork together and I will be more informative a little later. My email is peopleperson1@cox.net. |
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