Groundbreaking study finds way to ‘reboot’ eye and restore impaired vision - Findings may lead to new treatment for ‘lazy eye ...

Scientists claim to have found a way to restore vision in people with a common developmental eye disorder by “rebooting” the retina to its early state, enabling it to grow and cure itself. Researchers ...

Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, is an eye disorder that affects between 1 and 5 percent of the population. Lazy eye occurs when the vision in one eye does not develop properly. Another cause is ...

VALENCIA, SANTA CLARITA (KABC) -- When 8-year-old Josh Murphy was in kindergarten, a vision test revealed his left eye was weaker than his right. More tests revealed he had amblyopia, or lazy eye, a ...

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 ...

Menlo Park resident Carmen Caricchio is on a quest to cure childhood inherited retinal diseases, a group of rare conditions that cause the degeneration of the retina and can lead to vision impairment ...

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 ...

An estimated 1% to 5% of children worldwide have “lazy eye” – a childhood condition where the vision does not develop properly. It happens because one or both eyes are unable to build a strong link to ...

For centuries, eyepatches have been the gold standard for treating amblyopia, also known as “lazy eye.” Amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in children, health experts say, and is ...