Amblyopia

Amblyopia ( Lazy eye ) is the medical term to describe the vision of one eye (sometime both eyes) that do not reach the normal vision standard without pathological reason. It occurs when one eye is more nearsighted, more farsighted or more astigmatic than the fellow eyes. This affected eye has poor connection with the brain, which leads to underdevelopment of the related area in the brain in the childhood. Children with amblyopia may not beware of the vision problem as they can see pretty well with the fellow eye. Most of the amblyopia are treatable when they are detected in an early age (before age of 8), by means of glasses, occlusion treatment and visual training. It can be caused by strabismus as well.