Anisometropia

 Anisometropia is a condition where there is a significant difference in the refractive power (the prescription) between the two eyes. This means one eye may be nearsighted, farsighted, or have astigmatism, while the other eye has a different refractive error or strength.

Key Features of Anisometropia:

• One eye is much stronger or weaker than the other in terms of vision correction.
• It can affect distance vision, near vision, or both, depending on the specific refractive errors in each eye.
• People with anisometropia may experience double vision, eye strain, or difficulty with depth perception due to the difference in clarity between the two eyes.

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Causes of Anisometropia:

1. Congenital: Present from birth, due to differences in eye shape or structure between the two eyes.
2. Refractive error development: As one eye may develop a stronger or weaker prescription over time (e.g., one eye becomes more nearsighted or farsighted).
3. Trauma: An injury that causes one eye to lose or change its refractive ability.
4. Surgical intervention: After cataract surgery or other eye surgeries, one eye may have a different prescription than the other.

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Symptoms:

• Blurred vision in one or both eyes.
• Eye strain or fatigue when trying to use both eyes together.
• Difficulty with depth perception (stereopsis) because the brain struggles to merge the two different images.
• Headaches from the eyes trying to focus in different ways.

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Treatment:

• Eyeglasses: Special lenses that correct the refractive differences between the two eyes.
• Contact lenses: Often used if glasses are uncomfortable or impractical.
• Refractive surgery: In some cases, procedures like LASIK can help balance the vision in both eyes.

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