RT Book, Section
A1 Quinn, Anthony G.
A1 Gao, Zoe W.
A1 Levin, Alex V.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182925998
T1 Amblyopia
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182925998
RD 2024/04/24
AB Amblyopia  is  a  monocular  (or  occasionally  binocular)  reduction  of  vision  due  to  impaired  visual  development  by  the  brain.  It  is  sometimes  referred  to  as  lazy  eye,  although  this  lay  term  may  also  be  applied  to  describe  strabismus  (ie,  a  wandering  eye;  see  Chapter  576).  In  addition  to  subnormal  visual  acuity,  sophisticated  testing  will  also  reveal  possible  deficiency  of  motion  sensitivity,  contrast  sensitivity,  color  sensitivity,  visual  field,  and  stereoacuity.  The  functional  and  anatomic  changes  in  the  brain  result  from  disruption  of  normal  visual  experience  during  development.  The  severity  and  reversibility  of  amblyopia  relate  closely  to  the  cause  of  the  visual  disturbance  and  the  child’s  age.