Diseases

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

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Lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, 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

Blurred vision, double vision, poor depth perception (of vision),eyes do not appear to work together, an eye turn (upward, downward, outward, or inward)

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.