How to treat amblyopia in adults

Amblyopia is a very common phenomenon in daily life, but the high-risk group for amblyopia is generally children. If adults develop amblyopia, it is generally difficult to treat. The treatment of amblyopia is a relatively long process, but it is best to go to a regular professional ophthalmology hospital and train under the guidance of a doctor. Never train blindly by yourself, otherwise it may not benefit your eyes, but may be harmful.

What are the ways to prevent amblyopia?

Amblyopia is a common eye disease in children in ophthalmology clinic. People who have no organic lesions inside or outside the eyes but whose corrected visual acuity does not reach normal (below 0.9) are called amblyopic. Amblyopia is closely related to strabismus. Monocular deviation can cause amblyopia in that eye, and amblyopia can cause strabismus.

1. Pay attention to eye hygiene during infancy

Attention should be paid to eye hygiene during infancy and childhood. Children's towels, handkerchiefs, and washbasins should be used separately from those of adults to avoid contracting infectious eye diseases such as acute conjunctivitis and trachoma. Children should be taught not to rub their eyes with dirty hands. Children should not be allowed to play with sharp and hard objects such as scissors and needles to avoid eye injuries.

2. Educate children to pay attention to eye hygiene

Educate children to pay attention to eye hygiene. Children should not stand too close when playing with toys, reading comics or drawing. They should maintain correct posture and the lighting should be sufficient, not too dark or too strong. It is usually best to take the child to the hospital to check his or her eyesight when he or she is 4 years old. Once any problems are found, timely treatment should be given. When children reach school age, they should pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and insist on doing eye exercises to prevent myopia.

3. Encourage children to eat more coarse grains during their developmental period

Children are in the growth and development period, so they should be encouraged to eat more whole grains, vegetables and fruits, and less high-sugar foods. It is best not to eat snacks or be picky eaters. Children should also be encouraged to spend more time outdoors, take part in beneficial physical exercises, and pay attention to the nutritional supply of their eyes.

4. Pay attention to preventing infectious eye diseases and systemic diseases

Pay attention to prevent infectious eye diseases and systemic diseases. Many infectious eye diseases are transmitted through direct contact. No matter what eye disease you have, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. Some systemic diseases also have a great impact on the eyes, such as tuberculosis, kidney disease, etc. Therefore, attention should be paid to prevention and treatment to avoid delaying the disease.

What are the harmful effects of amblyopia?

1. Impact on life

Due to the lack of same-vision, fusion and stereoscopic vision, people with amblyopia cannot form correct judgments about what they see with their eyes, which seriously affects their correct perception and cognition of the world. In their eyes, the world is blurry or double-imaged. They cannot distinguish the distance, height, front and back, depth, or projection and depression of objects. They live in a three-dimensional world but can only see two-dimensional images.

2. Impact on study and work

Due to poor eyesight, children cannot see clearly what they are learning in class, which makes it difficult for them to concentrate and their academic performance declines. Due to the lack of integration and stereoscopic vision, vision cannot be aggregated and perceived, resulting in the inability to engage in fine work such as architecture, engineering design, medicine, machinery, and art.

3. Physiological and psychological effects

According to surveys, amblyopia will affect children's growth and development. Generally speaking, children with amblyopia are shorter than their peers. Faced with blurred images every day, the information received by the brain is different from that of normal children. At the same time, children can also know their differences from interacting with others, which can easily lead to inferiority complex and loneliness, directly affecting their healthy growth.