What is amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Sometimes called a "lazy eye", occurs when one or both eyes do not develop normal vision during early childhood.
Babies are not born with 20/20 vision in each eye but must develop it between birth and 6-9 years of age by using each eye regularly with identical focused image falling on the retina of each eye. If this does not occur in one or both eyes, vision will not develop properly.
Instead, the vision will be reduced and the effected eyes(s) said to be amblyopic. This common condition, affecting up to 4% of all children, should be diagnosed and treated during infancy or early childhood to obtain optimum 3-dimensional vision and to prevent permanent vision loss
Once child is 6-9 years old, diagnosis and/or treatment will no longer result in vision improvement
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Babies are not born with 20/20 vision in each eye but must develop it between birth and 6-9 years of age by using each eye regularly with identical focused image falling on the retina of each eye. If this does not occur in one or both eyes, vision will not develop properly.
Instead, the vision will be reduced and the effected eyes(s) said to be amblyopic. This common condition, affecting up to 4% of all children, should be diagnosed and treated during infancy or early childhood to obtain optimum 3-dimensional vision and to prevent permanent vision loss
Once child is 6-9 years old, diagnosis and/or treatment will no longer result in vision improvement
Click here for treatment.