It is unilateral or bilateral decrease in the best corrected visual acuity for which there is no identifiable cause in the eye or the visual pathway.
Types
- Strabismic amblyopia
- Stimulation deprivation amblyopia
- Anisometropic amblyopia
- Isoametropic amblyopia
- Astigmatism amblyopia
Clinical features
- Visual acuity is reduced
- Pinhole test shows no improvement in vision
- Crowding phenomenon is present
Treatment
- Removal of obstruction to the vision
- Correction of refractive error
- Improvement of vision in amblyoic eye
