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Suggest Treatment For Amblyopia
Dear Sir,
Good evening, My name is Saravanan.ARS i am living in Rajarhat, Kolkata. From birth i am having a problem of Amblyopia, that is "lazy eye", I want to know the possibilities of curing this. if required i will go for operation, kindly guide me for further action.
Thanks & Regards,
Saravnan.
Good evening, My name is Saravanan.ARS i am living in Rajarhat, Kolkata. From birth i am having a problem of Amblyopia, that is "lazy eye", I want to know the possibilities of curing this. if required i will go for operation, kindly guide me for further action.
Thanks & Regards,
Saravnan.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
It seems from the history that you are having problem of ambylopia.
Ambylopia is because of problem in the eye in childhood which prevents normal visual development in the eye. The commonest cause is untreated refractive error in one eye.
The treatment is by correction of any of these eye problems in the affected eye, stimulation of the affected by eye and suppression of the dominant eye by use of patches to occlude the normal eye and to force to use the abnormal eye.
The treatment for ambylopia is successful if done within 10-12 years of age. After this age the treatment of ambylopia is usually not successful.
Hence I advice you to consult your doctor for examination and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you are having problem of ambylopia.
Ambylopia is because of problem in the eye in childhood which prevents normal visual development in the eye. The commonest cause is untreated refractive error in one eye.
The treatment is by correction of any of these eye problems in the affected eye, stimulation of the affected by eye and suppression of the dominant eye by use of patches to occlude the normal eye and to force to use the abnormal eye.
The treatment for ambylopia is successful if done within 10-12 years of age. After this age the treatment of ambylopia is usually not successful.
Hence I advice you to consult your doctor for examination and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
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