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The Childs Eye

By Asthika Charawanamuttu
AMBLYOPIA

 DECREASED VISION IN ONE OR BOTH EYES COMMENCING IN CHILDHOOD

 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TRUE AND FALSE DEVIATION OF EYE

 1. STRABISMUS RELATED AMBLYOPIA

 2. STIMULUS DEPRIVATION AMBLYOPIA

 3. REFRACTIVE AMBLYOPIA

 4. BILATERAL AMBLYOPIA
EPICANTHUS
IF VISION IN ONE EYE IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN VISION IN THE
OTHER EYE THE VISUAL CORTEX BEGINS TO RELY ON THE BETTER EYE
 AND IGNORE THE IMAGE FROM THE WEAKER EYE

MANAGEMENT:

 INTRODUCE TECHNIQUES TO ENCOURAGE BRAIN TO PAY MORE


ATTENTION TO THE WEAKER EYE

1. PART TIME OR FULL TIME OCCLUSION OF GOOD EYE

2. ATROPINE PENALISATION OF GOOD EYE

3. SOMETIMES ALTERNATE OCCLUSION OF EITHER EYE


COVER UNCOVER TEST
ACCOMMODATIVE ESOTROPIA
L DUANE,s SYNDROME
L EYE BROWN,s SYNDROME
L EYE BROWN’ s SYNDROME
CONVENTIONAL OCCLUSION OF GOOD EYE
STRABISMUS MANAGEMENT

CONVERT UNILATERAL DEVIATION TO AN ALTERNATING DEVIATION

BEFORE EMBARKING ON SURGERY


PRE SCHOOL VISION
SCREENING

 SNELLEN LETTERS
 SNELLEN NUMBERS
 TUMBLING E
 HOTV MATCHING LETTERS
 PICTURE TESTS
WHITE PUPIL or LEUCOCORIA
FOUR RECTUS MUSCLES
AND THEIR INSERTIONS
A MASTER PIECE OF DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING
SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE
An Array Of EYE MOVEMENTS

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