Treating the Trinity of Infantile Vision Development: Infantile Esotropia, Amblyopia, Anisometropia

The optometric literature has begun to emphasize pediatric vision and vision development with the advent and prominence of the InfantSEETM program and recently published research articles on amblyopia, strabismus, emmetropization and the development of refractive errors. There are three conditions with which clinicians should be familiar. These three conditions include: esotropia, high refractive error/anisometropia and amblyopia. They are serious health and vision threats for the infant. It is fitting that this trinity of early visual developmental conditions be addressed by optometric physicians specializing in vision development. The treatment of these conditions is improving, but still leaves many children handicapped throughout life. The healing arts should always consider alternatives and improvements to what is presently considered the customary treatment for these conditions. This is especially true since the current treatment leaves room for improvement. This paper considers research that suggests and/or promotes an alternative treatment strategy that addresses these three conditions.