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Introduction to Amblyopia Vision Screening Validation

Mar 07, 2018

On behalf of the Alaska Blind Child Discovery (ABCD) program, Dr. Robert Arnold discusses vision screening to detect amblyopia in children.

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Falling blocks video game ineffective for unilateral amblyopia

Jan 22, 2018

This study explored whether a home-based binocular video game is an effective strategy for improving visual acuity in older children and adults with unilateral amblyopia.

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Slow reading in children with anisometropic amblyopia linked to ocular motor dysfunction

Jan 18, 2018

This prospective study ties slow reading to frequent saccades and fixation instability in school-age children with anisometropic amblyopia.

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Refractive Surgery in Pediatric Ophthalmology: No

Nov 08, 2017

Dr. Erick Bothun urges caution when considering refractive surgery in pediatric ophthalmology. Some of the concerns raised include a lack of data from trials, uncertain long-term efficacy and safety information, and possibly overstated outcomes.

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Refractive Surgery in Pediatric Ophthalmology: Yes

Nov 07, 2017

Dr. Evelyn Paysse presents the argument for surgery to correct severe refractive error and amblyopia in children who have failed all standard therapy and have significant amblyopia.

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Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Summary Benchmarks - 2017

Nov 01, 2017

Recommendations distilled from the PPPs for the evaluation and management of amblyopia, esotropia, and exotropia

Summary Benchmark

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Task force offers updated screening recommendations for amblyopia

Sep 07, 2017

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its 2011 recommendations on screening for amblyopia in children.

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Diagnose This: Child with 20/200 OS and 6Δ esotropia at distance and near

Jun 26, 2017

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Amblyopia Is a Medical Condition - 2017

Apr 30, 2017

The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and Academy describe amblyopia and the importance of proper medical treatment.

Clinical Statement

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Anisometropic Amblyopia

Feb 10, 2017 By American Academy of Ophthalmology

Multicenter prospective, randomized amblyopia screening and treatment trials have created a new body of evidence upon which to base clinical practices of screening, diagnosis,and treatment for amblyopia. This collection of content reviews the best evidence-based approach for diagnosing and treating amblyopia while advocating for early, appropriate screening.

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3 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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FDA approves handheld amblyopia screening device

Jun 24, 2016

REBIScan announced that the FDA cleared its Pediatric Vision Scanner (PVS) which can detect strabismus, amblyopia and other serious eye conditions in 2.5 seconds.

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Turn The Lights on And Keep Two Feet on The Ground

Apr 08, 2016

In this interview from AAO 2015, Dr. Constance West provides pearls for examining children.

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FDA approves wide-field imaging system for newborns

Mar 14, 2016

Visunex says its PanoCam Pro wide-field imaging system can detect external, anterior and posterior segment vision disorders in newborns.

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Orthoptist: Occlusion Therapy Compliance

Feb 26, 2016

Amblyopia is not something that parents can visualize easily, especially when there is no outwardly visible sign. Explaining amblyopia in everyday terms and emphasizing the importance of early intervention can help parents comply with their children's treatment.

Disease Review

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Diagnose This: Well-controlled intermittent exotropia

Feb 15, 2016

Weekly case challenge

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Amblyopia: Atropine

Oct 27, 2015

As an alternative to patching the stronger eye can be “penalized” by using atropine drops once a day to this eye. These drops weaken the focusing mechanism of the eye so reducing the close up vision to such an extent that the child’s brain “chooses” the image form the amblyopic eye rather than the blurred image from the stronger eye.

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Amblyopia: Patching FAQs

Oct 27, 2015

Some of the common questions parents ask about the rationale for patching, the duration of patching and top tips to help your child wear their patch correctly.

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Refractive Errors

Oct 27, 2015

Normally images will be focussed clearly on the retina at the back of the eye. However if the lens in the eye is too thin or the eye is too short the focal point for the eye is too long. This is where the term ‘long-sightedness’ comes from. You may also hear the term hypermetropia used which is the same thing. It means that things in the distance will not be very sharp and things up close will be even more out of focus.

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Amblyopia: Introduction and Causes

Oct 27, 2015

Amblyopia is the medical term for a “lazy eye”. The reduced vision in an amblyopic eye occurs even though there is no structural abnormality of the eye. Amblyopia is responsible for more visual loss in childhood than all the other causes of visual loss combined.

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Amblyopia: Patching

Oct 27, 2015

If the child has a significant refractive error, be it long sightedness, short sightedness or astigmatism, glasses will be prescribed. The initial treatment for children with amblyopia and a refractive error, should be full time spectacle wear for 3-4 months. If, at the end of this period, the vision in the amblyopic eye has not started to improve, occlusion therapy in the form of patching, is recommended. If there has been some visual improvement with glasses alone, occlusion therapy is not needed, but will be started when there is no further visual improvement with glasses alone.

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