How to treat amblyopia in children

summary

Amblyopia refers to the absence of obvious organic lesions in the eyeball. After mydriasis and optometry, amblyopia is defined as amblyopia whose corrected visual acuity is still lower than or equal to 0.8. Due to congenital or insufficient light stimulation in the eye during the critical period of visual development, it deprives the fundus macula of the opportunity to form a clear image, or the input of two eyes' visual signals is not equal, which leads to the loss of monocular or binocular visual acuity caused by mutual competition. The younger the age of amblyopia treatment, the better the effect. The earliest treatment can be started from 1 to 2 years old. Amblyopia before 6 years old can be easily treated to more than 1.0. If you are over six years old, it is very difficult to cure them to 1.0 or more. Amblyopia over 12 years old is generally considered to be basically invalid.

How to treat amblyopia in children

People with amblyopia often have hyperopia, astigmatism or myopia. They should wear glasses as soon as possible according to the doctor's requirements. Wearing glasses is the basis for the treatment of amblyopia. If they don't wear glasses, the treatment effect is poor, or even invalid, it will cause greater harm. Parents should understand the etiology and treatment of amblyopia, and prevent recurrence of amblyopia.

The treatment of amblyopia should also cover the healthy eyes. When the eyesight of both eyes is different, the treatment of covering the eyes must be carried out under the guidance of the doctor, so as to avoid the decline of the eyesight of healthy eyes. When the eyesight returns to normal, the visual function training such as fusion and stereopsis should also be carried out. If the treatment is interrupted, the children's future will be reduced, and the visual training of amblyopia children is a long process.

Fine eyesight training can also be carried out, which is a special exercise for amblyopia, which is conducive to visual development and improvement of vision. There are many training methods for fine eyesight, which can be formulated according to the age of amblyopia children and their vision, and the training methods can also be changed frequently. For example, the size of the needle can be determined according to the vision.

matters needing attention

Amblyopia treatment is not overnight, in addition to the doctor's examination, it needs the active cooperation of children and parents. After wearing glasses, we must urge children to insist on wearing them, and regularly re astigmatism optometry examination according to the doctor's advice. The treatment of wearing glasses to cover the eyes, at the same time, we must strengthen the training of fine homework.