The school nurse is conducting vision screening for a 7-year-old girl and documents the condition "amblyopia." What would the nurse tell the parents about this condition?

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Amblyopia, often called "lazy eye," is a condition where the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. It typically develops from birth up to age 7 years. It is not caused by any eye health problem and glasses or contact lenses cannot fully correct the reduced vision caused by amblyopia. The condition occurs when the nerve pathway from one eye to the brain does not develop during childhood. This happens because the abnormal eye sends a blurred image or the wrong image to the brain. This confuses the brain, and the brain may learn to ignore the image from the weaker eye.

The School Nurse Is Conducting Vision Screening for a 7-Year-Old