Amblyopia

What are the symptoms?

Within all the people who go to their doctor with amblyopia, 70% report having diminished vision, 33% report having eye deviation, and 23% report having pain in eye. The symptoms that are highly suggestive of amblyopia are diminished vision, eye deviation, cross-eyed, foreign body sensation in eye, pus draining from ear, eye moves abnormally, and abnormal movement of eyelid, although you may still have amblyopia without those symptoms.

What might my doctor prescribe?

Common Tests and Procedures

Patients with amblyopia often receive ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment, ophthalmic examination and evaluation, other therapeutic procedures on eyelids; conjunctiva; cornea, other therapeutic procedures, diagnostic procedures on eye and referral to home health care service .

Common Medications

The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with amblyopia include atropine (uaa), tropicamide ophthalmic, phenylephrine (duramax), cyclopentolate ophthalmic, proparacaine ophthalmic, fluorides (f-), imipramine, zolmitriptan (zomig), dexamethasone ophthalmic, cyclopentolate-phenylephrine ophthalmic, lactic acid topical and trifluridine ophthalmic .

Who is at risk?

Groups of people at highest risk for amblyopia include race/ethnicity = other, age 5-14 years and age 1-4 years.