Amblyopia treatment for adults in India
Dr Rajeev Raut Eye Clinic Raut Eye Care

Amblyopia is a condition that results in reduced vision in one of the eyes due to an impaired coordination between the eye and the brain. It may be a result of a eye disease like large spectacle number or strabismus ( squint) but is generally marked by a reduction in vision that cannot be corrected by glasses or contact lenses. Although the eye appears normal, it is not being used normally as the brain favours the functioning of the other eye (the good eye). This condition is also sometimes referred to as a lazy eye . It is estimated that approximately 3% children will develop a lazy eye. Generally, children are diagnosed with this condition around the age of four, which means that the child can see less clearly out of one eye and relies more on the “good” eye.

Amblyopia is generally the result of poor visual development during the early years of an individual’s life. It usually occurs before the age of 8. Infants born prematurely or with low birth weight show a greater risk of developing this condition. Brain does not fully acknowledge the images seen by the amblyopic eye. This can be due to a reduction in the amount of light entering the eye, a lack of focus in the eye or confusion between the eyes – where the two images are not the same such as a squint (a condition in which the eyes don’t look in the same direction).

Our eyes function like a camera. An image enters through the lens of each eye and is focused onto the retina which is a light sensitive layer of tissue. The retina translates the image into nerve signals that are sent to the brain. The brain then combines the signals from each eye into a three-dimensional image. The end result of all forms of amblyopia is reduced vision in the affected eye. If left untreated, vision loss occurs due to the improper stimulation of nerve pathways between the brain and the eye.

Amblyopia(lazy eye) does not usually cause symptoms. Younger children are often unaware that there is anything wrong with their vision and, even if they are, they usually fail to describe their condition unlike the older children who may voice their concerns regarding the inability to see clearly through one eye.In some cases one eye may look different from the other. However, this is usually a sign of another condition that could lead to a lazy eye, such as Strabismus (squint). Strabismus is condition in which the eyes don’t look in the same direction.

Types of Amblyopia:
There are usually three different types of Amblyopia seen among people:

Strabismic Amblyopia:
Strabismic amblyopia develops when the eyes are not straight, wherein the eye may turn in, out, up or down. In such a condition, the brain begins to ignore, or “turns off” the eye that is not straight resulting in reduced vision in that eye.

Deprivation Amblyopia:
Deprivation amblyopia develops when cataracts or similar conditions “deprive” young children’s eyes of visual experience. If not treated very early, these children never learn to see well and can have very poor vision. Sometimes this kind of amblyopia can affect both eyes.

Refractive Amblyopia:
Refractive amblyopia is observed in cases where there is a large or unequal amount of refractive error between a child’s eyes in which the brain learns how to see well from the eye that has less need for glasses and does not learn to see well from the eye that has a greater need for glasses. The vision problem may not be easily identifiable as the child does not complain of blurred vision so long as the good eye compensates for the lack of vision in the amblyopic eye. Also, the eye affected with Amblyopia may not look much different from the normal eye. Hence, because the child’s eyes look normal, parents and physician may not suspect that there could be a problem. For these reasons, this kind of amblyopia in children may not be detected until the child has a vision test. Refractive Amblyopia can affect one or both eyes and can be best helped if the problem is detected early.

Orthoptec treatment for amblyopia in child and well as treatment for adults.



Orthoptek is a revolutionary new treatment for amblyopia which works even in adults.

It uses the top - bottom approach and stimulates the vision centers in the brain by flashing led lights in front of the eye.

This treatment exercises the parts of the brain responsible for the development of vision,eye alignment and 3-D vision, and this stimulation helps improve these issues.

This treatment is exclusively available at RAUT EYE CARE.

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