Paediatric Eye Conditions

Question 1

What is Amblyopia?

Answer 1

Decreased vision in a single eye due to poor alignment of the eyes that is not corrected, clouding of the lens or being near/far sighted

Question 2

What is the treatment for Amblyopia?

Answer 2

Eye glasses or patching which forces the child to use the weaker eye and strengthen it, treatment is necessary in childhood as otherwise the eye will never recover

Question 3

What is a squint/Strabismus?

Answer 3

When the eyes point in different directions

Question 4

Is a squint common?

Answer 4

Yes, it affects around 1 in 20 children

Question 5

What are the symptoms?

Answer 5

Can cause blurred or double vision

Question 6

What is the risk?

Answer 6

Can develop into Amblyopia in which there is a faulty connection between the eye and the brain

Question 7

What is the treatment of Squint?

Answer 7

Glasses, eye exercises, botulinum toxin injections, surgery, or patching

Question 8

What in-utero infections can cause cataracts?

Answer 8

Chicken pox or rubella