What Should You Do If Your Child Has Been Diagnosed With Amblyopia?

Amblyopia is a condition in which one or both eyes have poor vision due to aberrant visual development throughout childhood. The brain must learn to perceive or comprehend the images delivered by the eyes throughout the first few years of life. 

The brain does not adapt to see blurry objects in amblyopia because it receives a bad image from the eye. Vision loss ensues because the neural routes between the brain and the eye are not adequately stimulated.

Why Does Amblyopia Occur?

For the first few years of life, normal eyesight develops. Your child’s vision is bad from birth. As kids grow and use their eyes, their eyesight strengthens as their brain’s vision centres mature. 

When kids are unable to use their eyes, the brain’s vision centres do not grow properly, and eyesight suffers. Despite the impression of normal eye components, amblyopia can arise.

The most prevalent cause is a refractive defect in one or both eyes that is not repaired early in childhood, leading to impaired visual development in the afflicted eye (s). This condition is known as refractive amblyopia. 

Strabismus, or eye misalignment, is another principal reason. The condition is known as strabismic amblyopia.

Can Glasses Help Your Child With An Amblyopic Eye, See Clearly?

Some kinds of refractive amblyopia and strabismic amblyopia can be treated with glasses. In many youngsters, amblyopia, or impaired vision, may be remedied by covering the stronger eye using a patch or blurring eye drops (atropine). 

By covering the stronger eye, the brain is forced to focus on the vision coming from the weaker eye, causing the brain to adapt to see better with the weaker eye.

When Does Amblyopia Need To Be Treated?

Early intervention is usually preferable. If required, children with refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism) can start wearing corrective lenses as early as one week old. 

Children with cataracts or other amblyogenic diseases are typically treated as soon as possible to prevent amblyopia from developing.

When Is It Impossible To Treat An Amblyopic Eye?

A recent study found that amblyopia treatment started in early adolescence can result in some visual improvement. Early vision therapy leads to better treatment outcomes.

When Will You Know If Your Child Has Lazy Eye Disease?

Parents may be able to notice some type of amblyopic symptoms, such as those linked with massive strabismus. 

Other types of amblyopia, such as excessive refractive error, may lead your child to squint their eyes or move very near objects. 

Other types of amblyopia may be undetectable by parents and must be diagnosed by visual screening.

Suppose you observe any of these signs and symptoms. In that case, we recommend you contact us as soon as possible, as CureSee can guarantee your child’s successful treatment with our best vision therapy options.