Occulsion amblyopia.
There have been a number of reports on the effects of early occlusion on the visual system of cats, monkeys, and humans. In the present paper, a patient with amblyopia resulting from prolonged early occlusion in the treatment of strabismus is described, and implications for management of early strabismus are discussed.
D000367:Age Factors; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009988:Orthoptics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology