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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 54-57 |
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The effect of amblyopia on contrast sensitivity, color vision, and stereoacuity
Islam Altrifi Musa Suliman, Madiha Sid Ahmed Ali
Department of Orthoptic, Makka Eye Hospital, Faculty of Optometry and Visual Science, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
Correspondence Address:
Islam Altrifi Musa Suliman
Makkah Eye Complex, Khartoum
Sudan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/bijo.bijo_5_17
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Aim: This study aims to evaluate the contrast sensitivity, color vision, and stereoacuity in amblyopic eyes.
Materials and Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional, hospital-based study includes 64 amblyopic patients (79 eyes), with age between 10 and 30 years, which represents the study sample. Thirty-six normal individuals of same age group were taken as a control group. The history of the patients was taken; vision, objective, and subjective refraction were performed. Pinhole was used to determine the amblyopia. Color vision, contrast sensitivity, and stereoacuity tests were done for both groups.
Results: Anisometropic amblyopia represents 51.5% of cases. Significant decrease in contrast sensitivity was detected compared with the control group (P = 0.000). Color vision defect was found in 39.2% of amblyopic patients; 27.8% were tritanopes. Amblyopia affected stereoscopic vision in 48.5% of patients with mean 43.44 ± 95.17.
Conclusion: Early detection of causes of amblyopia may prevent the bad Consequences.
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