Their findings are published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). Children with amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye," may have impaired ...

Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What are the causes of amblyopia (lazy eye) and is there anything I can do to prevent it? Answer: The main causes of amblyopia in childhood includes strabismus, or ...

Amblyopia is a poor vision in usually one eye that develops during childhood. The sense of vision is unique among the five senses that we all have.

Amblyopia, not strabismus, identified as key contributor to slow reading in school-age children First study to assess amblyopia and strabismus independently while simulating the classroom ...

A new eye scanner identified strabismus and/or amblyopia in preschool-aged children more accurately than a widely-used autorefractor, according to study findings. The study included 300 children ...

Strabismus and amblyopia are the commonest ophthalmic problems affecting young children with prevalences of ≃ 5% of 5 year olds for strabismus, 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 1.2–4.4% for amblyopia. 1,7 It ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The blinq device detected amblyopia and strabismus with 87.5% sensitivity. Including children with ...

Unless successfully treated in early childhood, the vision loss that is associated with amblyopia persists into adulthood. Strabismus, or “lazy eye,” is one condition that may lead to amblyopia.

Compared with children in the control group, children with amblyopia had a slower mean time to completion (P=.001), as did children with non-amblyopic strabismus (P=.002).

"This study marks the first time that amblyopia, not strabismus, has been identified as the key factor in poorer reading in school-age children with amblyopia," explained lead investigator Krista ...