Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 8 views

    Amblyopia: Warattaporn Chanlalit MD

    Uploaded by

    Shanty Manek
    Amblyopia is a decrease in central vision without anatomical damage to the eye or visual pathway. It results from abnormal visual experience during the critical period of visual development from ages 8-9, which can lead to vision loss and brain damage. There are several classifications of amblyopia, including strabismic amblyopia which develops in a consistently deviating eye, refractive amblyopia from significant differences in refractive errors between the two eyes, and deprivation amblyopia which is the least common but most damaging type caused by conditions that deprive vision such as cataracts. Diagnostic tests include assessing binocular fixation patterns in preverbal children and detecting a decrease in visual acuity of more than two lines in literate children.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    Amblyopia: Warattaporn Chanlalit MD

    Uploaded by

    Shanty Manek
    8 views14 pages
    Amblyopia is a decrease in central vision without anatomical damage to the eye or visual pathway. It results from abnormal visual experience during the critical period of visual development from ages 8-9, which can lead to vision loss and brain damage. There are several classifications of amblyopia, including strabismic amblyopia which develops in a consistently deviating eye, refractive amblyopia from significant differences in refractive errors between the two eyes, and deprivation amblyopia which is the least common but most damaging type caused by conditions that deprive vision such as cataracts. Diagnostic tests include assessing binocular fixation patterns in preverbal children and detecting a decrease in visual acuity of more than two lines in literate children.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    D06

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Amblyopia is a decrease in central vision without anatomical damage to the eye or visual pathway. It results from abnormal visual experience during the critical period of visual development from ages 8-9, which can lead to vision loss and brain damage. There are several classifications of amblyopia, including strabismic amblyopia which develops in a consistently deviating eye, refractive amblyopia from significant differences in refractive errors between the two eyes, and deprivation amblyopia which is the least common but most damaging type caused by conditions that deprive vision such as cataracts. Diagnostic tests include assessing binocular fixation patterns in preverbal children and detecting a decrease in visual acuity of more than two lines in literate children.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    8 views14 pages

    Amblyopia: Warattaporn Chanlalit MD

    Uploaded by

    Shanty Manek
    Amblyopia is a decrease in central vision without anatomical damage to the eye or visual pathway. It results from abnormal visual experience during the critical period of visual development from ages 8-9, which can lead to vision loss and brain damage. There are several classifications of amblyopia, including strabismic amblyopia which develops in a consistently deviating eye, refractive amblyopia from significant differences in refractive errors between the two eyes, and deprivation amblyopia which is the least common but most damaging type caused by conditions that deprive vision such as cataracts. Diagnostic tests include assessing binocular fixation patterns in preverbal children and detecting a decrease in visual acuity of more than two lines in literate children.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 14

    Amblyopia

    Warattaporn Chanlalit MD

    Definition
    Decrease central vision without detectable anatomical damage in eye or visual pathway

    Definition
    Result from abnormal visual experience during critical period of visual development ~ 8-9 yr visual loss and brain damage

    Classification
    Strabismic amblyopia
    most common form develop in consistently deviating eye

    Classification
    Refractive amblyopia
    Anisometropic amblyopia
    significant difference in refractive error between two eyes common in hyperopia, astigmatism > 1.00-2.00 D myopia > 3.00 D detection and tx often delay until school age

    Classification
    Isoametropic amblyopia
    bilateral equally high refractive error common in myopia > - 10.00 D hyperopia > + 5.00 D astigmatism > 2.00 D

    Classification
    Deprivation amblyopia
    least common but most damaging and difficult to treat cause
    cong cataract ptosis media opacities

    unilateral deprivation produced more severe effects

    Diagnostic test
    Preverbal & preliterate child
    binocular fixation pattern

    Literate child
    decrease VA > 2 Snellen lines Crowding phenomenon

    other : grating acuity, neutral density filter effect

    Treatment
    Eliminate any obstacle to vision Correcting refractive error

    Force using poorer eye


    occlusion therapy penalization (medical, optical)

    Neurotransmitter : levodopa, carbidopa

    Complications of therapy
    Iatrogenic amblyopia
    regular F/U is required

    End point
    Alternate fixation VA differs < 1 Snellen line

    THE END

    You might also like