Often described in non-clinical terms as lazy eye, amblyopia affects about 2 to 3 in every 100 children. In fact, it's the most common cause of visual impairment among kids, according to the National ...

Pediatric ophthalmologists have to be specialists in the art of the nonverbal eye exam. Their patients may be just a couple of days old, and even the older ones sometimes cannot identify the letters ...

Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, is an eye disorder that affects between 1 and 5 percent of the population. Lazy eye occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly. Another cause is ...

In a playroom at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, 10-year-old McKenna Price is taking on monsters on an iPad. Monster Burners is a video game, and by McKenna playing it, the young ...

Amblyopia, more commonly known as lazy eye, is a condition in which the visual system develops abnormally and the brain does not learn to see properly from the affected eye. What happens in amblyopia ...

An estimated 1% to 5% of children worldwide have lazy eye-- a childhood condition where the vision does not develop properly. It happens because one or both eyes are unable to build a strong link to ...

Groundbreaking study finds way to ‘reboot’ eye and restore impaired vision - Findings may lead to new treatment for ‘lazy eye ...

Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or "lazy eye," despite the special role of eye movements in vision. A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and ...

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 ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is the ...

An estimated 1% to 5% of children worldwide have “lazy eye” – a childhood condition where the vision does not develop properly. It happens because one or both eyes are unable to build a strong link to ...

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 ...