Lazy you with the LAZY EYE is your worst form.

 Amblyopia (also called lazy eye)- 

A growing unhealthy eye condition in which there is deteriorating visual acuity in one or both the eyes which can attribute to a structural , functional abnormality of eye.

• AMBLYOPIA is popular in childhood stages 
• Actually , in simplest words we can say brain is giving a priority to the normal eye and ignoring the data from the weaker eye.
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• Lazy eye is the most frequent Cause of visual impairment in children and also in adults (more in children ) .

 

• BINOCULAR VISION  is comprised in this condition.
• LAZY EYE condition prevents people to fully enjoy visual capacity.
• Might also prevent to enter some professions .

 

Some basic causes , accordingly to worldwide survey are:

 

   Ophthalmic conditions like:

• Strabismus 
• Uncorrected refractive errors
• Obstructions in visual axis

 

         And include factors like 

• Deprivation of visual stimulus - eg in corneal opacity , scars and better example ; cataract . These factor prevent light from entering and reaching the retina
• Squint ( Misalignment of eyes)

 

  Among these causes , lack of knowledge and awareness always wins. 
A child will not be able to explain the problems he is facing in his daily life so parents / guardian should be vigilant on child’s behaviour, his symptoms will be visible from his behaviour.

 

           Parents / guardian can see symptoms like

• Shutting an eye 

• Abnormally tilting of head 

• Eye wandering inward or outward 

• Lousy perception of depth

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REGULAR EYE EXAMINATIONS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN CUTTING DOWN THE RISK OF DETORIATING VISUAL ACUITY .    

     

 

 

 

 

• PRE SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS ARE THE MAIN AREAS WHERE EYE EXAMINATIONS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS A MUST , FOR KEEPING LAZY EYE AWAY FROM “OURS APPLE OF EYE”

 

 

Now talking about its prevalence across the globe

 

 

• More common among the males than females . 
• Age group from  11-15 are majorly amblyopic patient .
• Refractive amblyopia, most common cause 
• WORLDWIDE prevalence is 1.34 - 1.56%
• According to WHO , 21 million students less than 16 years of age are visually impaired .
• Out of the 21 million, 16 million have lazy eye .

 

 

Unilateral amblyopia is more common than bilateral .

• Strabismus , astigmatism of 1.0 D , hyperopia of 2 to 2.5D  , or anisometropia of 0.5D is the main orientation in unilateral amblyopia 
• Hyperopia of 3.0D , astigmatism more than 1.0D in bilateral amblyopia.

 

Important points to know!

 

• Stimulus deprivation amblyopia is the obstruction of the visual axis
• Anisometropic amblyopia diagnosed in patients with interocular refractive error difference > 1D .
• Strabismic amblyopia  is majorly due to conflicting visual data inputs between the eyes due to misalignment of eyes .

 

 

Basically , amblyopia make it’s room for a very longer time because brain gets interfered by the correct inputs from the normal eye , which keeps a balance in vision and the LAZY EYE keeps it’s identity hidden till it hinders the visual acuity in adult age . 

 

 

AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT MEASUREMENTS.

 

Commonly used is the occlusion therapy. Child feels he look like pirate.

• Patches is the most common and difficult treatment to be carried out in a child .

  If the child is compliant it’s a blessing , but majority of them are not . 

• Patches are unattractive, and annoying to children . So it’s a difficult task for parents to make their child agree to it .

                     

    

 

 

 

• Penalising with atropine is an alternative to force the brain to make use of the weaker eye and setting the better one to relax .

 

• Pharmacological and some electronic devices  for visual stimulation are also carried  nowadays.

 

• Binocular training, improve 3D vision should be the aim , as it will double the improvement stats .

 

 

AN ARTICLE WAS OUT IN INDIAN EXPRESS A FEW DAYS AGO ON THE USE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION  TO CORRECT EYE MUSCLE PROBLEMS AMONG CHILDREN .

SOFTWARE ALSO INCLUDE VIDEO GAMES TO EXERCISE THE LAZY EYE.

COMPUTER-BASED SPECIALLY  BUILT TO DELINEATE VISUAL FUNCTION FOR THE KIDS WHO FIND DIFFICULTY IN RESPONDING.

 

SOME POSITIVE IMPACT OF GADGET'S USE IN THIS LOCKDOWN PERIOD ARE:

• MOTOR ACTIVITIES WITH HANDS AND FINGERS
• INCREMENT IN COGNITIVE ABILITY.
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CONCLUSION .

 

Through this blog , I broadly want  to  deliver a short and summarised information on the prevailing danger of the unrecognised and uncorrected lazy eye condition majorly among the school going youth , later  impacting on their bigger part of life.

 

 

1. Amblyopia do differ much according to place like rural or urban.
2. Treatment should be made attractive for children to be compliant .
3. Parents / guardians need to be vigilant on their child activity and note the symptoms by the child’s behaviour 
4. Diet should be appropriate .
5. Frequent eye examinations is appreciated .

Govt should allow free eye examinations every year in every single school to lower the risk. 

  

 

      Before making your child dream big ,beyond sky😇
 Regular eye check up is must to chase the THE LAZY EYE 👁

 

 

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