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.

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 ...

“The most effective eye patches for the treatment of amblyopia are placed directly on the skin covering the eye, however, traditional eye patches for amblyopia are difficult to adjust and remove, ...

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

DENVER — Children with amblyopia treated with an at-home device experienced improvement in visual acuity and binocularity, ... “The mean adherence was 95% vs. only 79% for the patch, ...