Amblyopia or lazy eye is a condition occurring when the brain and the eye refuse to work together. It mainly affects a single eye because one eye has a stronger focus than the other. So the brain cannot recognize the blurry vision and relies on the vision of the stronger eye that gradually worsens the vision of the weaker eye. Amblyopia is also called a lazy eye, and it mostly occurs in infancy, but sometimes it can occur in adults too.
Symptoms:
- An eye that wanders in and out (Strabismus).
- Eyes that do not work together.
- Double images.
- Head tilting.
- Poor depth perception.
- Blurred vision.
Factors associated with an increased risk of lazy eye include:
- Premature birth
- Small size at birth
- Genetics of the baby
- Developmental disabilities
Types of Amblyopia:
There are three types of amblyopia
1.Strabismic Amblyopia
Here to avoid doubled visions, the brain rejects or does not respond to the visual images of the weak eye that lead to strabismic amblyopia.
2. Refractive Amblyopia
In some cases, amblyopia occurs due to unequal refractive errors in both the eyes despite its alignment. Here the brain relies on the eye that has the correct refractive index and rejects the blurred vision.
3. Deprivation amblyopia
This is a lazy eye caused due to condition that rejects light from entering and being focused in a baby's eye, such as a congenital cataract. Prompt treatment of congenital cataracts is necessary to allow normal visual development to occur.
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It is a program to improve amblyopia to upskill your brain to see better without auxiliary surgery, enhancements, drugs, or side- effects. It is feasible to enhance brain processing by efficacious visual stimulation of the neurons, which is at the helm for vision in the primary visual cortex, long after the critical period.
RevitalVision's neural training program is clinically and scientifically proven, unlike eye exercise programs that focus on relaxing eye muscles.
During training sessions, a series of visual tasks and repetitive images train the brain and improve visual processing. Revital vision analyzes performance and continuously adjust the individually customized training sessions to improve the vision substantially.
At Amrit Hospital Chennai, our expert doctors and technicians strive to provide quality treatment for all your eye problems.
Blog reviewed by: Dr. Lalit Kumar
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