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 Gaming Goggles may Help Treat Lazy Eye
Gaming Goggles may Help Treat Lazy Eye
A new pair of goggles that can be used to play Tetris games can also treat a common eye problem according to the British researchers who have developed the gadget. The gaming goggles has be... 
 Study: Children With Blocked Tear Ducts Face Lazy Eye Risk
Study: Children With Blocked Tear Ducts Face Lazy Eye Risk
Kids under the age of 3 with a nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) or blocked tear duct are at increased risk for developing amblyopia (lazy eye), reveals study. About 6% of children are bo... 
 Video Games Could Improve Lazy Eye
Video Games Could Improve Lazy Eye
Video game therapy may help victims of lazy eye, according to a recent study. The study showed that subjects who spent 40 hours playing video games reported better visual acuity and 3D depth... 

 Brain Parts Otherwise Used For Vision Help the Blind Understand Languages
Brain Parts Otherwise Used For Vision Help the Blind Understand Languages
A new study claims that in blind people, the parts of brain that are used for processing vision, are recruited for language processing. The find by MIT neuroscientists shows that the vis... 
 Acupuncture- An Effective Alternative To Treat Lazy Eye
Acupuncture- An Effective Alternative To Treat Lazy Eye
A new study has suggested that acupuncture could potentially become an alternative to patching for treating amblyopia (lazy eye) in some older children. About one-third to one-half of th... 
Lazy Eye in Children Detected With Photoscreening
Lazy Eye in Children Detected With Photoscreening
A new study is examining the use of photoscreening to detect amblyopia, or ’lazy eye’ in children aged 6 months to 6 years. Amblyopia, known as "lazy eye," is a major cause of vision pro... 
 New Neurological Deficit Behind Lazy Eye Identified by NYU Researchers
New Neurological Deficit Behind Lazy Eye Identified by NYU Researchers
A new neurological deficit behind amblyopia, or "lazy eye" has been identified by researchers at New York University's Center for Neural Science. Their findings, which appear in the mos... 
 Gene Responsible for Vision Disorder Traced
Gene Responsible for Vision Disorder Traced
Fuchs corneal dystrophy, a genetic disorder that necessitates corneal transplant operations could be caused by a gene identified in a new study. A 13-member research team led by Univers... 
Discussions On Care For Vision Of The Tiniest Premature Babies And Barriers To Glaucoma Follow-Up
Discussions On Care For Vision Of The Tiniest Premature Babies And Barriers To Glaucoma Follow-Up
Report on the highlights of Scientific Program of the 2009 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The highlight include Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) Joint Meeting i... 
Popular Antidepressant may Help Treat Lazy Eye Syndrome
Popular Antidepressant may Help Treat Lazy Eye Syndrome
London, Apr 19 (ANI): The popular antidepressant drug, Prozac, might soon have an unexpected new medical use - as a treatment for lazy eye syndrome, according to a new study in rats with imp... 
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Amblyopia, also called lazy eye, is reduced vision (usually in one eye) that is not due to any structural abnormality or eye disease and is not correctable by glasses or contact lens. About 2-5% of children have amblyopia, and treatment involves forcing the child to use the lazy eye.

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