Amblyopia Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Stabismic ambopia
A
Caused by the presence of manifest strabismus.
-how: disruption of visual sense via suppression of retina which results in VA reduced in one eye
2
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Anisometropic amblyopia
A
Caused by a significant difference in refractive error between each eye.
- distruption of visual form sense due to unequal blurred images on the retina
3
Q
Ammetropic amblyopia
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Bilateral due to presence of high uncorrected refracted error
-distruption of visual form sense due to blurred images in the retina
4
Q
Stimulus deprivation amblyopia (something is physically in the way of the visual axis
A
As result of inadequate visual stimuli
5
Q
Where does amblyopia occur
A
Visual cortex