Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

amblyopia is also known as lazy eye. This a kind of eye disorder in which one eye becomes weaker than that of other. In amblyopia, one eye cannot develop the way it should. In such conditions, the connection between the brain and the eye is broken. If you don’t get treated it on time, the brain will develop the habit to ignore the image coming from the weaker eye. Generally, amblyopia develops from the birth to 7 years age and it affects only one. It rarely affects both the eyes. The symptoms of Amblyopia • Difficulty in identifying how far or how close something • Squinting or closing one eye • Tilting head to one side because of misbalance between brain and the eye • Crossed eye • Favour one side of the body What leads to Amblyopia? • Refractive errors • Squints • Cataracts • Droopy eyelids • Scar on the cornea • Astigmatism How can Amblyopia be treated? • Wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses. • Surgery • Wearing patch over the strong eye to force the brain to use the weak one • Antropine (eye drops with medication) • Bangerter filter worn over eyeglasses lens of strong eye to use the weak eye

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