Form-vision deprivation amblyopia and strabismic amblyopia. 1988

Y Uemura, and O Katsumi
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

The treatment program for form-vision deprivation and strabismic amblyopia currently followed in our orthoptic clinic is presented. In unilateral congenital cataract, a disease that causes form-vision deprivation amblyopia, good vision up to 20/20 can be obtained through surgery performed before the patient reaches 8 weeks of age, employing new surgical techniques such as lentectomy and vitrectomy, combined with early aphakic eye correction and occlusion of the healthy eye. In strabismic amblyopia, prevention and/or early treatment are very important, particularly in cases of unilateral infantile esotropia. Our success rate with occlusion therapy was 84.6% using a patch and 83.3% employing atropine cycloplegia. Occlusion therapy is monitored with the preferential looking technique to prevent the development of occlusion amblyopia. The visual prognosis for amblyopia due to unilateral congenital cataract and infantile strabismic amblyopia has been improved compared with previous reports. The prognosis for binocular function remains poor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002386 Cataract Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D002387 Cataract Extraction The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye. Enzymatic Zonulolysis,Phakectomy,Cataract Extractions,Enzymatic Zonulolyses,Extraction, Cataract,Extractions, Cataract,Phakectomies,Zonulolyses, Enzymatic,Zonulolysis, Enzymatic
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004948 Esotropia A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a "cross-eye" appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze. Esophoria,Strabismus, Convergent,Strabismus, Internal,Convergent Strabismus,Cross-Eye,Esodeviation,Intermittent Esotropia,Internal Strabismus,Monocular Esotropia,Primary Esotropia,Secondary Esotropia,Cross Eye,Cross-Eyes,Esodeviations,Esophorias,Esotropia, Intermittent,Esotropia, Monocular,Esotropia, Primary,Esotropia, Secondary,Esotropias,Intermittent Esotropias,Monocular Esotropias,Primary Esotropias,Secondary Esotropias
D005074 Evoked Potentials, Visual The electric response evoked in the cerebral cortex by visual stimulation or stimulation of the visual pathways. Visual Evoked Response,Evoked Potential, Visual,Evoked Response, Visual,Evoked Responses, Visual,Potential, Visual Evoked,Potentials, Visual Evoked,Response, Visual Evoked,Responses, Visual Evoked,Visual Evoked Potential,Visual Evoked Potentials,Visual Evoked Responses
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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