The Association Between Adolescent Amblyopia and the Predisposition of Introversion or Extroversion in a High School Population
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
1st Place
Abstract
Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye. This condition is also sometimes called lazy eye. The National Eye Institute demonstrates that amblyopia is corrected most effectively at a younger, adolescent age, affecting approximately 2 to 3 out of every 100 children, however there are a limited number of correction treatments for this condition. An observational survey was administered to a selection of randomized upperclassmen at a selected high school in order to identify whether there is an association between the specified personality traits of introversion and extraversion and a previous condition of amblyopia diagnosed as an adolescent. Overall, the majority of students with previous conditions of amblyopia unexpectedly had extroverted tendencies, but an association nonetheless. The study being conducted will demonstrate a newfound importance in that it will shine light on how the condition of amblyopia, and even further what correctional treatment a patient receives, affects the personality traits of patients with a current or previous condition of it. This will further illustrate in what direction correctional treatments should take. The study proves an association between the two, and this project was prompted in hopes that researchers will have a better idea of the long-term impact of the condition of amblyopia and its prescribed correctional treatment.
Recommended Citation
Huet, Bianca, "The Association Between Adolescent Amblyopia and the Predisposition of Introversion or Extroversion in a High School Population" (2017). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 239.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2017/all/239
Location
Wall 305
Start Date
3-25-2017 9:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Association Between Adolescent Amblyopia and the Predisposition of Introversion or Extroversion in a High School Population
Wall 305
Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye. This condition is also sometimes called lazy eye. The National Eye Institute demonstrates that amblyopia is corrected most effectively at a younger, adolescent age, affecting approximately 2 to 3 out of every 100 children, however there are a limited number of correction treatments for this condition. An observational survey was administered to a selection of randomized upperclassmen at a selected high school in order to identify whether there is an association between the specified personality traits of introversion and extraversion and a previous condition of amblyopia diagnosed as an adolescent. Overall, the majority of students with previous conditions of amblyopia unexpectedly had extroverted tendencies, but an association nonetheless. The study being conducted will demonstrate a newfound importance in that it will shine light on how the condition of amblyopia, and even further what correctional treatment a patient receives, affects the personality traits of patients with a current or previous condition of it. This will further illustrate in what direction correctional treatments should take. The study proves an association between the two, and this project was prompted in hopes that researchers will have a better idea of the long-term impact of the condition of amblyopia and its prescribed correctional treatment.
