What Is Lazy Eye?
7. Surgical Care
After the reversal of amblyopia, surgical care for strabismus should be the next step. If surgical care is performed before amblyopia is corrected, it can be difficult to tell if amblyopia is present as the strabismus is no longer present to assess if the lazy eye is being used.
This can cause issues in nonverbal patients (young children who are still unable to communicate verbally). Correcting the strabismus before the amblyopia gives the guardians a false sense of security regarding the improvement of vision.
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