Amblyopia
AMBLYOPIA What is Amblyopia? How to Identify the good,the bad and the ugly signs of Amblyopia? Amblyopia is decreased vision in one or both eyes due to abnormal development of vision in infancy or childhood. In amblyopia, there may not be an obvious problem of the eye. Vision loss occurs because nerve pathways between the brain and the eye aren't properly stimulated. The brain “learns” to see only blurry images with the amblyopic eye even when glasses are used. As a result, the brain favors one eye, usually due to poor stimulation of vision in the other eye. Another word for amblyopia is often “lazy eye.” It is the leading cause of vision loss among children. WHAT CAUSES AMBLYOPIA ? The human brain learns and adapt to visual stimulation with time. Any deprivation in this neural stimulation makes the human brain think it’s normal and hence adapt. The longer the deprivation the more difficult it gets to correct the anomaly. Normal vision develops during the firs