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Amblyopia Treatment Past, Present and Future. Anne Southgate Sylvie Cringle Orthoptic Department, HEFT. Amblyopia – what is it?. Definition: Defective visual acuity which persists after correction of any refractive error and removal of any pathological obstacle to vision.
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Amblyopia Treatment Past, Present and Future Anne Southgate Sylvie Cringle Orthoptic Department, HEFT
Amblyopia – what is it? • Definition: • Defective visual acuity which persists after correction of any refractive error and removal of any pathological obstacle to vision. Also termed ‘lazy eye’ • Types
Amblyopia Treatment • Removal of obstacle to vision • Glasses • Occlusion (patching) • Conventional • Inverse • Stimulation • Atropine penalisation • Optical penalisation
Early Amblyopia Treatment • Total to form and light • Total to form • Partial to form • Atropine • Timing • Last resort
Amblyopia Treatment • Then
Amblyopia Treatment • Now
Amblyopia Treatment • Then
Amblyopia Treatment • Now
Amblyopia Treatment • Then and now
Amblyopia Treatment • Atropine