Classification of Amblyopia

摘要: This is with reference to the letter by Patwardhan,“Classification of amblyopia”, in response to our article “Profile of amblyopia in a hospital referral practice”, published in the December issue of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 1, 2 We are grateful to the author for showing interest in our article. However, certain points raised in the article need to be clarified. The classification given in our article is not new and is present in most standard textbooks of strabismus. Neither meridional nor ametropic amblyopia, comprise new terminology. 3 We …