Amblyopia

Amblyopia
Definition
Amblyopia is an uncorrectable decrease in vision in one or both eyes with no apparent structural abnormality seen to explain it.
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Amblyopia: Partial or complete loss of vision in one eye caused by conditions that affect the normal development of vision.
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Amblyopia can be caused by any condition that causes one eye to be favored and the other ignored by the brain.
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Amblyopia is diagnosed with an eye exam. If the exam shows that a child has poor vision in one eye, the doctor may diagnose amblyopia after ruling out other causes.
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Amblyopia can be caused by any condition which causes one eye to be favored and the other ignored by the brain.
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Amblyopia, also called "lazy eye," is a condition in which vision does not develop normally during childhood. Usually the child has one weak eye with poor vision and one strong eye with normal vision.
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Lazy eye, also called amblyopia, is an eye problem that can occur in growing children.
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AMBLYOPIA (Inability to focus eyes)
SYMPTOMS"This condition exists when the eyes do not seem to focus clearly on anything, near or far. It can be serious enough to constitute a type of blindness.
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Night blindness is also called day sight, nocturnal amblyopia, nyctalopia and nyctanopia.
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Simple steps are tried first. Glasses may be necessary to overcome sight problems contributing to the squint. Amblyopia can be treated by putting a patch on the good eye, to strengthen and improve the sight in the weak eye.
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There are published accounts of temporary side effects of the eye including macular swelling and blurred vision as well as toxic amblyopia ("lazy eye"). These side effects resolved when niacin was stopped.
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