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Amblyopia and Strabismus For Medical Students & GP

Amblyopia and Strabismus For Medical Students & GP. Samir Jamal MD, FRCSC KAUH. Amblyopia. Unilateral or bilateral decrease in vision not corrected by glasses in otherwise healthy eyes. (The patient sees nothing and the doctor sees nothing) . Amblyopia.

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Amblyopia and Strabismus For Medical Students & GP

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

  2. Amblyopia • Unilateral or bilateral decrease in vision not corrected by glasses in otherwise healthy eyes. (The patient sees nothing and the doctor sees nothing)

  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

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