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Measurement of visual acuity, cycloplegic refraction, subjective refraction, and cover test were performed for all participants. Amblyopia was defined as CDVA of 0.2 LogMar or less in each eye or 2-line difference or more in best-corrected visual acuity between two eyes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of amblyopia was estimated 0.95% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.73%\u20131.2%). There was no relationship between amblyopia with age and genders. Most amblyopic children were hyperopic (61.9%; 95% CI: 48.7\u201373.8). Strabismus was found in 17.4% of amblyopic patients (95% CI: 9.05%\u201329.09%). Approximately half of the amblyopic children were anisometropic (55.5%; 95% CI: 42.40%\u201368.08%). The most common type of amblyopia was anisohyperopic (55.56%; 95% CI: 42.5%\u201367.5%). The prevalence of bilateral amblyopia was more than unilateral amblyopia. The assessment of data showed that hyperopia, astigmatism, and anisometropia were the most common causes of amblyopia in this study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of amblyopia was estimated about 1% in north-eastern Iran. Our study indicated a valuable information around the effect of refractive error and anisometropia on amblyopia which could be helpful in designing a comprehensive vision screening program for preschool children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ojo.ojo_295_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,21]],"date-time":"2024-02-21T02:01:11Z","timestamp":1708480871000},"page":"59-64","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The prevalence of functional amblyopia and its related risk factors in preschool children in North-Eastern Iran"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Aghdas","family":"Hamidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Science, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 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