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Strabismus

Strabismus or squint is a failure of the two eyes to maintain proper alignment when looking at an object. It is also called crossed eyes.

Amblyopia or Poor Vision in Kids - Does Digital Vision Training Help?

Amblyopia or Poor Vision in Kids - Does Digital Vision Training Help?

Children with amblyopia or lazy eye who underwent digital vision training, showed no appreciable improvement in their eyesight.

Bright Outdoor Lights may Help Treat Lazy Eye in Kids

Bright Outdoor Lights may Help Treat Lazy Eye in Kids

Is your child suffering from lazy eye? If yes, don’t worry. Bright outdoor lights can now help treat lazy eye (amblyopia) in children.

Lazy Eye Associated With Children's Self-Perception

Lazy Eye Associated With Children's Self-Perception

Researchers report that among 60 children with lazy eye, the condition was associated with lower measures of self-perception for peer acceptance and physical competence compared with 20 healthy children.

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Wearable Augmented-Reality Technology To Help Treat Lazy Eye

Wearable Augmented-Reality Technology To Help Treat Lazy Eye

A novel wearable augmented-reality technology may help people with amblyopia or lazy eye. This method helps rebalance ocular dominance.

Amblyopia Is The Key Factor For Slow Reading In School-Age Children

Amblyopia Is The Key Factor For Slow Reading In School-Age Children

Children with amblyopic had about 35% more forward eye movements during reading than either strabismic children without amblyopia or normal children.

Amblyopia or 'Lazy Eye' Could Change an Individuals' Brain Wiring

Amblyopia or 'Lazy Eye' Could Change an Individuals' Brain Wiring

Using a brain scanning method called diffusion-weighted imaging, the research team mapped the pathways known to carry visual information from the eyes to the brain.

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Promising New Therapeutic Approach to Treat Lazy Eye Disorder

Promising New Therapeutic Approach to Treat Lazy Eye Disorder

A research team has used the popular puzzle video game Tetris in an innovative approach to treat adult amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye .

Over Past 50 Years, Rates of Squint Surgery Have Plummeted

Over Past 50 Years, Rates of Squint Surgery Have Plummeted

A research published online in the <i>British Journal of Ophthalmology</i> shows that the rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years.

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

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Complications in Strabismus Surgery Linked to Use of Amniotic Membrane

Complications in Strabismus Surgery Linked to Use of Amniotic Membrane

It is well-documented that postoperative adhesions are a major complication in strabismus surgery.

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Long Sightedness - Animation

Long Sightedness - Animation

Long Sightedness (Hyperopia) is a common vision problem, in which individuals cannot focus on the objects that are nearby and the images look blurred. This condition can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery.

Short Sight

Short Sightedness (Myopia) is a common vision problem, in which individuals cannot focus on distant objects and the images look blurred. This problem can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery.

Amblyopia is the loss of one eye''s ability to see details. Amblyopia is otherwise known as lazy eye.

Quiz on Squint

Human eyes face forward and coordinate together to focus on the same object. Since the eyes are a bit apart, they see slightly different images, which the brain combines to create a 3D view with depth perception. This binocular vision ...

Long sightedness also known as hyperopia or farsightedness is a common vision problem. Long-sighted people have difficulty seeing near objects than distant objects.

Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye causes redness and soreness of the conjunctiva and is responsible for 1% of all emergency visits to a hospital.

Vision Center - Online Vision Guide

Vision Center - Online Vision Guide

A list of eye tests to find out how healthy your eyes are. Contains a brief about visual accuracy test, distance acuity test and macular function test. Check for visual impairment and degeneration in any part of your eyes.

Diplopia or double vision is a type of visual impairment in which two images of the same object are formed. Diplopia results in blurry vision and double vision, interfering with daily activities.

Exotropia or outward eye deviation is a form of squint. Proper evaluation and timely intervention is necessary to prevent permanent forms of visual dysfunction.

Duane´s Syndrome

Duane´s Syndrome

Duane's syndrome is a birth disorder affecting the sideward movement of the eyes as the nerve controlling this movement has failed to develop properly.

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