# Amblyopia- When Eyes Don’t Sync.

**URL:** <https://www.medboundhub.com/t/amblyopia-when-eyes-don-t-sync/20636>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** eyes, pediatrics, medical\
**Created:** [June 26, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/amblyopia-when-eyes-don-t-sync/20636 "2026-06-26T08:47:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![APURVA](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/apurva/32/5044_2.png) [@APURVA](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/APURVA)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/amblyopia-when-eyes-don-t-sync/20636/1 "2026-06-26T08:47:06Z")

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What is amblyopia? (lazy eye) it is a neurodevelopmental vision disorder in which the brain fails to recognise vision from one eye leading to decreased vision from that particular eye.

Causes-

1. Strabismus ( squint) It is caused by eye muscle misalignment, causing one eye to turn inward/ outward or up/ down. To avoid double vision due to this, the brain suppresses visual signal from this eye.
2. Refractive error- there can be significant refractive power difference between the two eyes. The brain favours the eye with more clear vision and ignores the eye giving a blurry vision.
3. Eye disease (corneal opacity, congenital cataract) - it can prevent light entering that eye leading to poor vision & gradual suppression of the eye

Symptoms - no symptoms as the stronger eye compensates for the poor vision of other eye.

Signs to look out for- squinting/ tilting of head / poor depth perception

Management- treat underlying cause  
A) Refractive error- spectacle correction  
B) Strabismus/ Cataract - surgery  
C) Occlusion therapy- patching the better eye for a certain period every day makes the brain to use the poor eye and improve vision.

Amblyopia should not be ignored- if left untreated in childhood can lead to permanent vision impairment.

MBH/DB

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**Author:** ![Sindhushareddy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/sindhushareddy/32/5078_2.png) [@Sindhushareddy](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Sindhushareddy)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/amblyopia-when-eyes-don-t-sync/20636/2 "2026-06-26T17:00:12Z")

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Got to know amblyopia is know as lazy eye .

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**Author:** ![Shija\_raj](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/shija_raj/32/5058_2.png) [@Shija\_raj](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Shija_raj)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/amblyopia-when-eyes-don-t-sync/20636/3 "2026-06-26T21:01:52Z")

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Got to know about this disease. Corrective glasses and contacts would be really helpful in this condition. Atropine is also used to blur the dominant eye