What is Amblyopia?
Symptoms
Few symptoms that could be experienced are:
- Blurred vision
- Head tilting
- Poor depth perception
- Squint
- An eye that wanders inward and outward
Causes
The possible causes of this disease include:
- Muscle imbalance
- Deprivation
- Unequal refractive error
- Misaligned eyes
Risks
The prime risk factors include:
- Premature birth
- Family history of lazy eye
- Droopy eyelid
- Developmental disabilities
- Eyelid tumor
Prevention
This condition can be prevented by the recognition and treatment of astigmatism, cataract, and other sight problems.
How is it diagnsed?
Your doctor will start by conducting a proper eye examination, checking for eye health, wandering eye, and distinction in sight between the eyes:
- Complete eye exam
- Visual acuity measurement
- Slit lamp exam
- Cyclopegic refraction
- Retinal birefringence scanning