A Clinical Study of Partial Occlusion Therapy in Management of Amblyopia in Children Aged 5 Years to 15 Years

Abstract

BACKGROUNDSurprisingly 30% of Indian blinds lose their sight before the age of 20 years, which makes early detection and treatment of visual impairment for children mandatory. School going children, therefore, form an important large target group and school vision screening plays an important part in early detection of amblyopia and institution of appropriate therapy, which is of immense value towards preventing the development of lifelong visual morbidity. The concept of "critical period" which explains the reversibility of amblyopia at younger age groups when the brain and visual system are immature and connections between neurons are still being formed and stabilised, stresses the importance of introducing the treatment at an early age thereby enhancing the visual outcome.