The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of utilizing elbow splints as a method of increasing amblyopic patching compliance in pediatric ophthalmology patients who ...

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 ...

Patching the unaffected eye of children with moderate amblyopia for two hours daily works as well as patching the eye for six hours. This research finding should lead to better compliance with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Motion perception deficits were present in the sound eye of some amblyopic children, even though ...

Amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye," is a common eye condition in kids that develops when a child has an eye that does not see well. This is caused by a poor connection between the eye to the brain, ...

Patching therapy to penalize the sound eye has proven an excellent adjunct to spectacle therapy. It is free of systemic side effects and is a cost-effective treatment. With patching, compliance is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The mean difference in improvement in visual acuity between CureSight and patching treatment groups was 0.05 ...

Atropine eye drops given once a day to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, the most common cause of visual impairment in children, work as well as the standard treatment of patching one eye. This research ...

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 ...

Surprising results from a nationwide clinical trial show that many children age seven through 17 with amblyopia (lazy eye) may benefit from treatments that are more commonly used on younger children.