When to make the first orthoptic examination? "Within the first year of life, together with the eye examination"
It is important to check the motility of the eyes of small subjects and also to avoid the presence of penalizing refractive defects for the correct development of the visual system.
In the absence of pathological sensory and motor disorders such as strabismus it is advisable to schedule it for 3 years and 5 years. Otherwise, for children who present problems during the first visit much more frequent checks will be recommended, with frequencies that will vary depending on the disorder and its severity.
Amblyopia, or the lazy eye, is the most common diagnosis among young patients. It can be determined by various causes, both refractive in nature, and by a small cross-eyed deviation and therefore not diagnosed.
It is the task of the designer to evaluate the correct functionality of the visual system, analyzing the Vision and Ocular Motility.
The therapies to be adopted to stimulate a possible deficit of the system, depend on the causes, if it is of a refractive nature, action is taken by correcting with a pair of glasses for permanent use. be established in relation to the difference in vision between the two eyes or to the reason from which the disturbance arose.