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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Errors of refraction and strabismic amblyopia were the most common causes of low vision. Retinal diseases most ...

Amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye,” is a common eye condition in kids that develops when a child has an eye that does not ...

The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology recommends screening children during their preschool years. Courtney Sacco Corpus Christi Caller Times via Imagn Content Services, LLC When parents ...

According to the final “ThemenCheck” report, no studies are available on non-digital vision training or vision training for other developmental vision disorders. Institute for Quality and Efficiency ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Portable vision screening devices can simply and accurately identify vision problems in young children, according to a study that evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of 4 such ...

Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.

In the "ThemenCheck Medizin" procedure offered by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), interested members of the public can submit proposals for the assessment of ...

Have you ever heard the term 'lazy eye' and wondered what it truly means? It describes a condition where the vision in one eye doesn't develop as it should during early childhood. This condition, ...

Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular ...

Children with "lazy eye" are more likely to become adults facing an array of serious health problems, a new study warns. Kids diagnosed with amblyopia are more likely to develop high blood pressure, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Studies in animals hint that "rebooting" the retina of a lazy eye can help correct it. Research ...