Update on Squint and Amblyopia

Update on squint and amblyopia.

At birth a baby’s vision is very immature, with an acuity of around 3/601,2. Visual experience in infancy and childhood has a major influence on the development of the visual pathways, particularly the visual cortex3,4. During the critical periods of visual development visual acuity develops as do other modalities such as contrast sensitivity, colour, pattern and motion perception, and binocula...

Refraction as a basis for screening children for squint and amblyopia.

+2-00 to +2-75 dioptres of spherical hypermetropia in the more emmetropic of a pair of eyes is significantly associated with esotropia (P less than 0-001) and the presence of amblyopia (P less than 0-01). Anisometropia is not significantly associated with esotropia (P = 0-31) unless there is spherical hypermetropia of +2-00 dioptres or more in the more emmetropic eye (P less than 0-001). Hyperm...

Squint

Squint

The investigation and treatment of strabismus take up a high proportion 0 ophthalmologist's time. Its treatment is rewarding for the patients are often chi^ in whom the prevention of amblyopia, restoration of binocular vision and imp^ ment in appearance will be of great benefit for the remainder of their lives-j assessment of a diplopic patient is an interesting exercise and may contribute mu a...

Worth and Chevasse's Squint