Diseases

Amblyopia(Lazy Eye)

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Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is an early childhood condition where a child's eyesight in one eye does not develop as it should. It can be caused by a number of factors, including far-sightedness, muscle imbalance, or eye injury.

SYMPTOMS

People may experience:

Visual: blurred vision or double vision
Also common: eye misalignment

CAUSES

Muscle imbalance (strabismus). The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles that position the eyes. ...
Difference in sharpness of vision between the eyes (refractive anisometropia). ...
Deprivation.