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Doctors Diagnose Severe Lazy Eye in Toddler After Minor Eye Injury at Jerusalem Hospital
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 4 hours ago
What happened
After a minor eye injury, three-year-old Itai was diagnosed with severe amblyopia at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Early treatment with glasses and an eye patch led to significant vision improvement within a month. Doctors stress the importance of early vision screenings in young children to prevent permanent damage.
- 01A minor eye injury led to the discovery of severe amblyopia in a 3-year-old boy at Shaare Zedek Hospital.
- 02Initial injury was a scratch and minor bleeding from a plastic piece hitting the right eye.
- 03Comprehensive tests revealed the boy had undiagnosed severe lazy eye since birth.
- 04Treatment included glasses and patching the stronger eye to improve vision in the weaker eye.
- 05Significant vision improvement was observed within one month of treatment.
- 06Doctors recommend routine vision screenings at ages 1, 3, and 5 even without symptoms.
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