Javeria Haroon, Maria Javed, Rumesa Aftab, Muneeba Nasir, Ramsha Nadeem, Rijab Nasir, Yusra Arooj.
Determinants of Amblyopia in patients Presenting to Eye Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):115-6.

Aim : To observe the determinants of amblyopia in subjects presenting to ophthalmology department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Methods: A sample of 100 diagnosed cases of Amblyopia was taken from the OPD of Eye Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. They were assessed for the cause of Amblyopia by using Snellen’s Test Chart, Ophthalmoscopy, Cover /uncover and alternate cover tests. Results: Using the criteria of best corrected visual acuity of <6/9 in Snellen’s chart and < 0.2 log MAR chart out of 100 diagnosed cases of amblyopia, 58% were suffering from strabismus, 37% were suffering from anisometropia, 28% of them had hypermetropia while only 9% were myopic, 5% were having stimulus deprivation amblyopia, 4% of whom were suffering from ptosis while only 1% had cataract. Conclusion : Most of the subjects with amblyopia were in age ranges of 5-10 years and most common cause of amblyopia was strabismic type i.e. 58% while second common cause of amblyopia was hypermetropic type i.e. 28%.

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