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Early diagnosis of amblyopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2018

DAVID HUNTER  and
SUSAN COTTER
DAVID HUNTER*
Affiliation:
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
SUSAN COTTER
Affiliation:
Southern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California
*
*Address correspondence to: David Hunter. E-mail: david.hunter@childrens.harvard.edu
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Abstract

Amblyopia can be improved or eliminated more easily when treated early in life. Because amblyopia in older children is generally less responsive to treatment (Holmes et al., 2011), there is a premium on the early identification of amblyopia and its risk factors and the subsequent treatment thereof. Clinical preference is to institute treatment in children before 7 years of age when an optimal visual outcome is typically easier to obtain.

Keywords

Vision screeningPhotoscreeningHyperopiaRisk factorsRetinal polarization scan

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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 35 , 2018 , E013
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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