The functional impact of amblyopia

AL Webber - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Amblyopia is the most common disorder managed in paediatric ophthalmic practice in
industrialised countries. Reports on the impact of amblyopia on tasks relevant to the …

Amblyopia and the whole child

EE Birch, KR Kelly - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2023 - Elsevier
Amblyopia is a disorder of neurodevelopment that occurs when there is discordant binocular
visual experience during the first years of life. While treatments are effective in improving …

Self-perception of school-aged children with amblyopia and its association with reading speed and motor skills

EE Birch, YS Castañeda, CS Cheng-Patel… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Reading and eye-hand coordination deficits in children with amblyopia may
impede their ability to demonstrate their knowledge and skills, compete in sports and …

Current challenges supporting school-aged children with vision problems: A rapid review

Q Ali, I Heldal, CG Helgesen, G Krumina, C Costescu… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many children have undetected vision problems or insufficient visual information processing
that may be a factor in lower academic outcomes. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a …

Amblyopia: A review of unmet needs, current treatment options, and emerging therapies

BUI Emmanuel, JG BURNS, B THOMPSON - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2023 - Elsevier
Amblyopia is a global public health issue with extensive, multifaceted impacts on vision and
quality of life (QoL) for both patients and families. Geographical variation exists in the …

Recent advances in screening and treatment for amblyopia

EE Birch, KR Kelly, J Wang - Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular visual impairment in children, with a
prevalence of 2–3%. Not only is visual acuity reduced in one eye but binocular vision is …

Visuomotor behaviour in amblyopia: deficits and compensatory adaptations

E Niechwiej-Szwedo, L Colpa, AMF Wong - Neural Plasticity, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental visual disorder arising from decorrelated binocular
experience during the critical periods of development. The hallmark of amblyopia is reduced …

Self-perception in children aged 3 to 7 years with amblyopia and its association with deficits in vision and fine motor skills

EE Birch, YS Castañeda, CS Cheng-Patel… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Deficits in fine motor skills and slow reading speed have been reported in school-
aged children and adults with amblyopia. These deficits were correlated with lower self …

Active vision therapy for anisometropic amblyopia in children: a systematic review

CJ Hernández-Rodríguez… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The aim of the study was evaluation of the scientific evidence about the efficacy of
vision therapy in children and teenagers with anisometropic amblyopia by performing a …

Amblyopia and fixation eye movements

F Ghasia, J Wang - Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by abnormal visual experience in early
life that affects 3–5% of the population. Amblyopia results in a host of monocular and …