1. Amblyopia and Strabismus For Medical Students & GP
Samir Jamal
MD, FRCSC
KAUH

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Amblyopia
Unilateral or bilateral decrease in vision not corrected by glasses in otherwise healthy eyes.
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3. Amblyopia
Potentially reversible unilateral or bilateral inhibition of normal visual development secondary to abnormal visual experience occurring during the critical period of visual development.

4. Amblyopia Basic Information: Newborns have poor vision at birth
Visual acuity reaches normal adult level by age of three years
Vision remains plastic until the age of 12 years

5. Significance of Amblyopia
Prevalence: 2-3% of the general population suffer from amblyopia.
It is a treatable form of vision loss if diagnosed and treated in the first decade of life.

6. Significance of Amblyopia
Poor vision in one eye  loss of stereoacuity  loss of job opportunities.
Amblyopia patients have higher chance of blindness than the general population.

7. Classification of Amblyopia (Types/Causes)
Strabismic
Sensory deprivation
 Ptosis
 Cataracts

8. Classification of Amblyopia (Types)
Ametropic
High hyperopic
High myopia
Astigmatism
Anisometropic
unequal refractive errors

9. Treatment of Amblyopia
Early diagnosis
Removal of the pathological obstacle
Treatment of refractive errors
Patching
Drops