Amblyopia

She is now taking her findings and meeting with other researchers in order to find treatments for amblyopia, which is a problem caused by poor transmission of the visual image to the brain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For decades, vision specialists believed that a condition called amblyopia, or "lazy eye," must be t ... ❋ Editors (2010)

In the classic example, a condition called amblyopia (also known as lazy eye) can arise when balanced visual signals are not transmitted from each eye to the brain during a critical period for visual cortex development. ❋ Editors (2010)

Young children may suffer from a condition called amblyopia or "lazy eye," where one eye sees better than the other. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The most common eye-related ailment in children is amblyopia, which is the name applied to all conditions where an imbalance exists between the two eyes. ❋ Erin Allday (2010)

As a result of a an eye turn (strabismus) and a lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, Dr. Barry lost stereo vision as a child when her brain "turned off" the image it received from the lazy eye. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unless there is a family history of eye problems such as amblyopia - commonly called "lazy eye" where one eye hasn't learned to see - and strabismus - a deviation where the eyes don't line up properly or appear "cross-eyed" - most children only need an exam after birth with a pediatrician and a pre-school exam to carry them through to age 10, Anderson said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bavelier said playing the kill-or-be-killed games can improve peripheral vision and the ability to see objects at dusk, and the games can even be used to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, a disorder characterized by indistinct vision in one eye. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In addition to patient care, our doctors are involved in research including studies on retinopathy of prematurity, strabismus, cataracts, eye growth, myopia, amblyopia, and many other related areas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Strabismus (eye misalignment or abnormal eye movements), amblyopia (lazy eye), and poor visual function are common reasons for children to come to the pediatric ophthalmology clinic at Children's Hospital. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You lose it with age, but amblyopia (“lazy eye”) can also impair contrast sensitivity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"In essence, we showed how the viewing of moving black-and-white striped patterns can improve vision, which was a finding consistent with a new treatment for amblyopia reduced vision that had been developed at Cambridge a few years earlier." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Poor vision in one eye due to cataracts, glaucoma or retinal problems can cause 3-D problems, as can a "lazy eye" (amblyopia) and strabismus, a condition in which one eye turns inward or outward, Shin says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sean Caggiano, 15, of Leonardtown, in St. Mary's County, has keratoconus (a condition in which the cornea thins and bulges out from its normally round shape) and amblyopia in his left eye. ❋ Unknown (2010)

CAVEATS Whether acupuncture would help children with other types of amblyopia was not tested. ❋ Post (2010)

Children with amblyopia, who have reduced vision in one eye because the brain and the eye are not working together properly. ❋ Post (2010)