Thursday, November 02, 2006

Amblyopic Schoolgirl Syndrome

Amblyopic Schoolgirl Syndrome                                 

General: Etiology unknown.

Ocular: Amblyopia; changes in visual fields; abnormal dark adaptation curve; visual field defects usually are tubular or spiral but also include central, paracentral, and ring scotomas; hemianopsias and superior and inferior field defects reported.

Clinical: Psychogenic disorder: affective and hysterical.

Mantyjarvi MI. The amblyopic schoolgirl syndrome. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1981; 18:30-33.

Schlaegel TF Jr, Quilala FV. Hysterical amblyopia. Arch Ophthalmol 1955; 54:875-884.

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