pediatrics
Amblyopia
Symptoms and Signs of Amblyopia
Amblyopia is often asymptomatic and is commonly uncovered only on routine vision screening. Children rarely complain of unilateral vision loss, although they may squint or cover one eye. Very young children do not notice or are unable to express awareness that their vision differs in one eye compared with the other. Some older children may report impaired vision in the affected eye or exhibit poor depth perception. When strabismus is the cause, deviation of gaze may be noticeable to others. A complete cataract causing occlusion of the visual axis may cause leukocoria (a white reflex in the pupil, which may be seen in photos); however, a partial cataract may go unnoticed. 