Strabismus and Amblyopia

At the end of the OPT 420 (Strabismus and Amblyopia), students should be able to: 1. identify the basic prerequisite for normal binocular vision; 2. identify the higher centres involved in binocular vision and the function of each centres; 3. identify the various causes of strabismus and amblyopia; 4. explain the basic classification of strabismus; 5. identify the different types of strabismus and their management options; 6. state the basic classification of amblyopia, explain the clinical characteristics of each and the management options; 7. identify all the adaptive conditions associated with ocular deviations, describe the tests for each adaptive condition and the treatment options; and 8. describe devices used in assessing strabismic and amblyopic patients.

Overview of requisites for normal binocular vision. Incidence and classification of strabismus and amblyopia. Neuro-physiological basis for binocular vision. Causes of strabismus and amblyopia. Adaptive conditions commonly associated with strabismus. Clinical characteristics of eyes with amplyopia. Routine examination of strabismus patients and anisometropic amblyopes. Clinical work is included. Techniques learned in theory lectures are practiced with basic instrumentation.