Is there an optimum age to vision screen children for amblyopia?
Since amblyopia, one of the most serious eye disorders in children, is more easily treated during its incubation period (ages one to three), many investigators recommend screening at very early ages. Studies that have appeared in Survey of Ophthalmology (1983; 28: 145-63) and the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology (1991; 28: 183-201) have recommended screening for amblyopia before the age of 24 months. In a “Major Review” that appeared in Survey of Ophthalmology (Vol. 40 No. 1 July-August 1995), the researcher reported that “amblyopia can be prevented only if amblyogenic factors are detected by screening during the first two years of life.” Clinically, amblyopia can be treated at any age but success is less as age increases. We commonly treat amblyopia in the teen years.
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