An Update of the Recent Developments on Amblyopia

• 作者: Abdulmajeed Alharbi Hosam Dahaim Al Harbi
• 来源期刊: 眼科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: AMBLYOPIA Visual Circuit Anisometropic Amblyopia STRABISMUS Visual Dep-rivation Reverse Amblyopia OCCLUSION Binocular Therapy Penalisation Or-thoptics
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 251-264
• 页数: 14页
• 分类号: TP3

摘要

Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental disorder of the visual cortex arising from abnormal visual experience early in life. Amblyopia is a major cause of impaired vision in infants and young children (prevalence around 3.5%). There are different treatment options for amblyopia based on its severity and age of the patient. Traditional treatments include patching or occlusion of the dominant eye and pharmacological penalisation using Atropine (1%). Recent developments in amblyopia management have found success with the use of binocular exercises and certain modifications of glasses and contact lenses. The critical age up to which amblyopia is treatable or reversible is also being pushed up with more research. With newer advancements in amblyopia therapy, the success rate is also improving with multimodal approach.