When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

Researchers are testing an unconventional way to treat amblyopia, better known as “lazy eye,” by briefly shutting the weaker eye down with anesthetic injections so the brain is forced to rewire. Early ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

A treatment that simulates the loss of an eye may help adults with the vision impairment known as amblyopia or "lazy eye." Studies in mice and cats suggest that the approach allows the brain to rewire ...

Children with "lazy eye" are more likely to become adults facing an array of serious health problems, a new study warns. Kids diagnosed with amblyopia are more likely to develop high blood pressure, ...

"Lazy eye" and other forms of amblyopia must be diagnosed and corrected in very early childhood, during the critical period for development of the neural networks which make the stronger eye ...

I have a lazy eye, and kids used to call me names. I've learned to put a positive spin on it, and I highlight features that I like. But as an adult, I still feel insecure sometimes. "Are you looking ...