Treatment of amblyopia in children is most critical before the age of 3
When babies are born, their vision is less than 1% of that of adults, and as they grow older, both eyes develop and improve their visual cells. 6 years old or less is an important period for the development of visual function, and visual development continues until about 6 to 8 years old. If the eye vision becomes impaired during this period and cannot be corrected, amblyopia will form. Therefore, experts point out that the important principle of diagnosis and treatment of amblyopia is “early detection and early treatment”. Therefore, each parent should pay attention to the following conditions: whether the child has strabismus; whether the sunlight squinting fear of light; when reading books and watching TV, whether the head is crooked, partial face; see things very close, etc. If parents find the above abnormalities, must promptly go to the hospital to confirm the diagnosis. Many parents believe that amblyopia should wait until after school, when the child also understands, treatment is easy to cooperate, in fact, this concept is not scientific. The younger the child, the better the results. The relevant research shows that 0-7 years old is the best treatment period, in which 3-7 years old, because the child’s cooperation is better, the treatment effect is also better, 80%-90% can be cured, 7-10 years old is still treatable, 10-12 years old is not easy to treat, 12 years old is not easy to treat. -The effect of treatment after the age of 12 is minimal, and treatment after the age of adults is no longer effective.