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Presentation type	Oral presentation
Title	The importance of pinhole examination ‘amblyopic’ eyes

Purpose	We present a case of a boy of 6 years old, who was diagnosed with amblyopia caused by unilateral congenital cataract and he had he had yearly check-ups by an ophthalmologist. Seventy years later, he consulted our private practice, because of visual impairment of the other eye caused by an incipient cataract.
Methods	Full ophthalmological examination revealed a nuclear cataract in both eyes, more pronounced in the amblyopic right eye, in which the visual acuity increased to 20/60 (0.3) with a pine hole.
Results	Because the right eye did not appear to suffer from amblyopia, a cataract operation was performed with implantation of a bifocal IOL, resulting in a visual acuity of 20/25 (0.8) without correction. After phacoemulsification, the left eye reached 20/20 (1.0).
Conclusion	Our case may illustrate the importance of pinhole examination in ‘amblyopic’ eyes. Our final aim is avoid any harms to the patient for the best medical outcome
Conflict of interest	No

Authors 1

Last name	JAVDANI
Initials	Z

Authors 2

Last name	GOES Jr
Initials	F