Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Clinical Optometry and Vision Science, Prabha Eye Clinic and Research Centre, Bengaluru, India
Case Report
An Alternate Method of Managing Strabismic Amblyopia-A Case Report
Author(s): Shoubhik Chakraborty*, Shrutakirty Parida, Sahanaz Hossain and Hajira R
Strabismus is often associated with amblyopia. The prevalence of amblyopia is variable in different studies ranging from 2.0% to 2.5% in the general population. Amblyopia refers to decreased visual acuity in one or sometimes both eyes due to abnormal binocular interaction during visual maturation without any pathological changes. Amblyopia causes ten times greater monocular visual impairment as compared with other causes of visual impairment in children like ocular pathologies and trauma. Amblyopia has a greater impact on psychological and socio-economics including poor academic performance as amblyopia causes a reduced perception which impairs learning. Constant strabismus causes a greater degree of suppression compared with alternating strabismus or anisometropic (different refractive error between the eyes) amblyopia... View More»