Amblyopia

Children are special and require more attention and care than adults while performing ophthalmic examination. We at Viaan pride ourselves on providing the best possible care for children’s eye conditions with the latest equipment and technology under guidance of our experienced team of doctors and staff.

Every child should have his first eye examination at 6 months of age and then another at 3 years of age and one right before they enrol for school. Once the child starts school an eye checkup is recommended every 2 years. If there are no significant visual issues. Since children can’t express their selves as clearly. They are more vunerable to visual problem like refractive and amblyopia going unnoticed. A family history of any ophthalmological condition makes it even more essential for more regular and frequent screenings.

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What Is Amblyopia?

Amblyopia is poor vision in an eye that did not develop normal sight during early childhood. It is sometimes called “lazy eye.” It commonly affects one eye but may also involve both eyes. It is caused by lack of use of one eye, when brain ‘favours’ one eye over the other.

WHAT CAUSES AMBLYOPIA?

Newborn infants do not have fully developed visual system at time of birth. During first 9 years of childhood years, their visual system changes quickly and their sight continues to develop. Any insult to the child’s vision during this time period can lead to amblyopia.

Causes of Amblyopia

Squint (Crossed eyes) When a child has squint, the brain ignores the image from the deviating eye to avoid double vision. This causes poor visual development of the deviating eye leading to amblyopia.

Unequal Refractive error ( Anisometropia)- In this condition, the two eyes have different refractive errors. When this is the case, the brain will use the better-seeing eye and essentially “turn off” vision from the weaker eye and thus eye with greater refractive error gets amblyopic. An early treatment by giving the right glasses can correct this problem by allowing both eyes to work equally together.

Sensory (Stimulus) deprivation- Any form of stimulus deprivation to either one or both eyes in early childhood may lead to amblyopia. This could be because of ptosis (Drooping of upper lid) or cataract

Lazy Eye Symptoms

It is not easy to recognize amblyopia (lazy eye) in children. A child may not be aware of having one stronger eye and one weaker eye . If child has a misaligned or squinting eye then parents may bring the child for eye checkup. The vision of the child can be tested by the ophthalmologist by special tests.

Treatment for Amblyopia

Early diagnosis increases the chance for a complete recovery.Lazy eye correction or treatment should begin as soon as possible so that the child’s visual system can develop properly . The aim is to stimulate the brain to use the suppressed eye before permanent change has occurred, so that it gets a chance of normal development. The earlier the amblyopia is detected and the treatment started, the better are the results. If an amblyopia that is not treated by 10 years of age , then chances of recovering the vision are poor. Corrective lenses, prisms and/or contact lenses are often used to treat amblyopia.

The treatment involves ‘forcing’ the brain to use the weaker eye and thus stimulating its visual development. This is done by patching the better eye. The schedule of patching is decided by the ophthalmologist depending upon the degree of amblyopia and the age of child. If your ophthalmologist finds a cataract or other problem in the eye that is causing the visual problem, surgery may be required to correct the problem that is causing amblyopia..

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Specialist: Ophthalmologist
Experience: 31+ years of experience
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Dr. Neeraj Sanduja is a reputed eye specialist with 18 years of rich experience as a Vitreoretinal Consultant. Dr. Sanduja completed his MBBS degree from PGIMs Rohtak and MS in ophthalmology from the same institute. Currently, Dr. Sanduja works as a Senior Consultant-Ophthalmology (Vitreoretinal) in Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon. His previous experience includes a stint at William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, the USA as a Visiting Fellow in Paediatric Retina.
Dr. Sanduja has been involved in the organisation of various national and international conferences on subjects such as Diabetic Retinopathy, AMD and Retinopathy of Prematurity. Dr. Sanduja has always excelled in his profession as well as academics. He has multiple fellowships like FICO (UK), FRCS (Glasgow) & FAICO (Retina). He was awarded the Best Ophthalmologist in Delhi/NCR (2015) by the IMA. He has published numerous papers in various national and international publications. His area of expertise includes Vitreoretinal Laser Surgery, Disease of Retina and UVEA, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Ocular Trauma, Retinopathy and Macular Hole. Read More

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