From Guidelines to Clicks: A Web-Based Approach to Smarter Amblyopia Management Despite amblyopia being a leading cause of monocular vision loss in children, timely diagnosis and standardized management remain inconsistent, often due to limited access to pediatric eye care specialists. To address this gap, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group developed the Amblyopia Navigator, a web-based decision-support tool designed to guide clinicians through evidence-based care pathways.
Drawing from 147 publications along with clinical protocols and expert consensus, this tool integrates recommendations on diagnostic criteria, refractive correction, treatment selection, and follow-up strategies. It is specifically intended to support both optometrists and ophthalmologists in managing children aged 3–17 years , especially in settings where subspecialty expertise may not be readily…
