Editing Amblyopia (section)

==Epidemiology==
Amblyopia occurs in 2–5% of the population in Western countries.{{Which|date=August 2019}}<ref name="wright"/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Elflein HM, Fresenius S, Lamparter J, Pitz S, Pfeiffer N, Binder H, Wild P, Mirshahi A | title = The prevalence of amblyopia in Germany: data from the prospective, population-based Gutenberg Health Study | journal = Deutsches Ärzteblatt International | volume = 112 | issue = 19 | pages = 338–44 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 26043421 | pmc = 4458790 | doi = 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0338 }}</ref> In the UK, 90% of visual health appointments in the child concern amblyopia.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stewart CE, Fielder AR, Stephens DA, Moseley MJ | title = Design of the Monitored Occlusion Treatment of Amblyopia Study (MOTAS) | journal = The British Journal of Ophthalmology | volume = 86 | issue = 8 | pages = 915–9 | date = August 2002 | pmid = 12140215 | pmc = 1771248 | doi = 10.1136/bjo.86.8.915 }}</ref>

Depending on the chosen criterion for diagnosis, 1–4% of the children have amblyopia.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Birch EE | title = Amblyopia and binocular vision | journal = Progress in Retinal and Eye Research | volume = 33 | pages = 67–84 | date = March 2013 | pmid = 23201436 | pmc = 3577063 | doi = 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.11.001 }}</ref>