Head Trauma
Head trauma occurs when an individual sustains a blow to the head, causing the brain to collide with the skull. This type of trauma can damage the eye muscles and nerves, resulting in amblyopia because the muscles surrounding the eye socket are susceptible to nerve trauma.
When the head suffers from a severe injury, the nerves surrounding the eyes can less control its movements. Customarily, the orbital muscles in both eyes pull and stretch in tandem as they respond to external stimuli, including light, noise, and touch.
Following head trauma, the signals that travel to the orbital muscles may hit at different times, resulting in nerve problems. Therapy is an effective way to treat lazy eye following head trauma. In severe cases, an individual who developed a lazy eye may need to undergo muscle surgery to allow the lazy eye to move in symmetry with the dominant eye. It is also imperative to treat other symptoms of head trauma to regain excellent quality of life.
