Amblyopia & Strabismus Flashcards
Best compensated VA is 20/40 or worse in either or both eyes.
Amblyopia
It defined as binocular or monocular decrease in BCVA due to pattern visual deprivation and abnormal binocular interaction during visual immaturity for which there is not obvious ocular pathology or visual pathway defect and which in appropriate caes is reversible.
Amblyopia
Lack of proper eye development——-> reduced Visual Acuity
Amblyopia
4 types of amblyopia?
- Strabismic amblyopia
- From deprivation amblyopia
- Anisometropia
- Isoametropia
When eye is covered the eye moves out of alignment and when uncovered, alignment is quickly restored.
Phoria
When both eyes are uncovered, both point towards the object of regard.
Phoria
Sometimes called as “tropia” or “squint”
Strabismus
When both eyes are open and uncovered one eye is pointed at the target and the other eye is pointed somewhere else.
Strabismus
It does not perceive the world the same way, when eye is turnes, causing them to “suffer”from poor deprh perception
Strabismus
If you have strabismus, you will suffer from?
• Posture
• Balance
• Centering
• Fixation
• Identification
Monocular Vision and depth perception is dependent to?
Visual Developement
To accurately point both eyes at an object, you must understand ___?_____ and the _____?____
> Where you ate
Distance between you and the object
How many percent of prevalence that amblyopia and strabismus has?
4-6%
Who occur far more frequently “Esodeviation” or “Excodeviation”
> Esodeviation
It’s prevalence ration was approximately 3-1%
Esodeviation
There is no “critical period” in treating ____? And ____?
Amblyopia and strabismus