Amblyopia Tips for Children

  Children’s vision problems have always troubled parents’ hearts. Currently, the vision affecting children is mostly seen in strabismus and amblyopia. As a parent, you should observe your child, and if you find that your child likes to get very close when reading or watching TV, it is best to go to the hospital for a checkup. The vast majority of amblyopia in our children is caused by refractive errors, especially hyperopic refractive errors. Amblyopia is not only manifested by low vision, but also by the absence of sound binocular monovision, so the early detection of amblyopia, the search for an ideal treatment and the consolidation of long-term results are urgent problems for doctors and parents. The effectiveness of amblyopia treatment is closely related to the age of amblyopia treatment, the degree of amblyopia and the child’s compliance, the younger the child, the milder the amblyopia and the better the child’s compliance, the better the outcome. There are five types of amblyopia: strabismic amblyopia, refractive error amblyopia, refractive aberration amblyopia, form deprivation amblyopia and congenital amblyopia. The treatment of amblyopia should identify the cause of treatment, and adhere to the treatment, so parents must not be too much trouble, to the baby with glasses is not a one-off, but in accordance with the requirements of the ophthalmologist, do amblyopia treatment, in order to restore the child sound binocular vision.