Amblyopia and its current treatment
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Amblyopia is a condition in which vision is reduced from the average. It may be only on one side or both eyes. Poor visual development from birth to eight years of age, affecting the process of interpreting images in the brain, leads to this condition. Strabismus, refractive error, and vision-obscuring disorders are among the risk factors. The diagnosis is based on visual acuity deterioration using age-based criteria. The treatment starts with eliminating the disease that obscures vision. Correction of abnormal eyesight and encouraged the use of the lazy eye. Early treatment would have better results. Initially, the treatment consisted of wearing eyeglasses and eye patching or eye drops. The treatment has been developed to stimulate the use of the abnormal eye, which has good results. This disease, even if treated until the symptoms get better, there is a chance of recurrence. Long-term monitoring is required.
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