What are the causes of amblyopia in children?

Now with the popularization of televisions and computers, many people have problems with their eyes, and even some children have developed amblyopia. Some children have to wear thick glasses when they are three or four years old. Amblyopia not only brings some difficulties to children's lives, but more importantly, it also creates great obstacles to children's study and life. So what are the causes of amblyopia in children?

Anyone with no obvious organic changes in the eyes and whose distance vision correction is ≤0.8 is called amblyopia. If the disease is discovered early and corrected, more than 80-90% of children can be cured and regain normal visual function. If treatment is delayed (such as after the age of 10-12), they will suffer from low vision for life, which will seriously affect their study, work and life, causing lifelong regret.

Causes of amblyopia in children:

Amblyopia caused by organic lesions (30%)

It is due to incomplete development of the retina, optic nerve and even the cerebral cortex. It may also be due to birth injuries or retinal hemorrhage caused by other reasons. The visual development is affected and causes amblyopia. This type of amblyopia takes a long time to treat.

Functional amblyopia (35%):

It is caused by eye lesions after birth. If treated promptly, most people can almost restore normal vision.

Refractive amblyopia (35%):

Because both eyes have high myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, which are not correctly corrected in childhood, the image in the macular area is blurred for a long time, which leads to amblyopia over time.

There are many treatments for amblyopia in children, including occlusion therapy, suppression therapy, grating therapy, afterimage therapy, red filter therapy, fine work training and synoptophore training. Aier Eye Hospital treats strabismus and amblyopia in children using a vision-enhancing training system. The vision-enhancing CD uses technological means to transform several previous methods into an interesting comprehensive training template based on children's characteristics, allowing children with amblyopia to complete amblyopia training treatment through games and achieve good clinical results.

The above are some reasons why children suffer from amblyopia. It should be noted that some children have congenital amblyopia, while most children have acquired amblyopia. As parents, we must observe our children’s eyes in time. If a child has functional amblyopia, we should go to a regular ophthalmology hospital for treatment in time. Correcting the child’s eyes in time is very important to the child’s life.