To treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, doctors typically prescribe a patch to cover the stronger eye and make the brain learn to work with the weaker one. Virtual reality offers a new approach.

Eye patches aren’t just for pirates and villains. In Elio, Disney/Pixar introduces a young hero with a patch – and breaks old ...

Treatments for amblyopia include using an eye patch, glasses, atropine drops, vision therapy and surgery. Introducing an eye patch to cover the stronger eye is the most common treatment for a lazy ...

An eye patch is the most common treatment for the disorder, and the Pumpkin Patch Project—along with support from Truffles as the "ambassador of fur vision" —helps kids cope with their vision ...

Key takeaways: Luminopia is now available to treat amblyopia in children aged 4 to 12 years old. Patients watch TV shows through a virtual reality headset, promoting use of the weaker eye.

Amblyopia, commonly referred to as "lazy eye," is the leading cause of vision loss in one eye in children, affecting around 2 ...

Ayrshire Live; Ayrshire News; Crosshouse Hospital hosts patch party to raise awareness of 'lazy eye' condition Young patients got the chance to meet others with eye patches and play games.

Just knowing that the patient in your chair isn’t seeing 20/20 is not enough information to diagnose amblyopia. It is important to understand whether some other underlying condition, such as ...

Severity of amblyopia at diagnosis was associated with the outcome of amblyopia in a borderline association (0.44 [0.28] logMAR in resolved amblyopia vs 0.54 [0.34] in persistent amblyopia).