For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

Lazy eye is the leading cause of vision loss in kids. If left untreated or undertreated, lazy eye can cause permanent vision ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

A new study's findings may transform worldwide treatment for the most common childhood visual disease, and the Philadelphia area can now call one of the lead researchers a local. Amblyopia, or lazy ...

How ubiquitous is anime? It's now being used to treat lazy eye in children. Anime giant Crunchyroll has partnered with Luminopia, a digital health company that devises new treatments for significant ...

SANTA CLARITA, CA -- When 8-year-old Josh Murphy was in kindergarten, a vision test revealed his left eye was weaker than his right. More tests revealed he had amblyopia, or lazy eye, a common cause ...

Amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye”, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that results in reduced vision not directly explained by ocular pathology. The condition arises during the critical period of ...

For centuries, eyepatches have been the gold standard for treating amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye.” Amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in children, health experts say, and is ...

Three out of every 100 people suffer with amblyopia, also known as lazy eye. Lazy eye can develop in early childhood. Standard treatment involves putting a patch over the strong eye, forcing a child ...

As we enter the new school year one important area that often doesn’t get enough attention is amblyopia. This is an eye condition — commonly known as lazy eye — that generally affects young children.