An eye patch is a common way of treating kids who have a “lazy eye,” but a special iPad game holds promise as a treatment, too. New research suggests it may be even better. Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is ...

Depending on the cause, some eye exercises, along with other treatments, can help strengthen the eye muscles and reduce lazy eye. These can include using certain cards and reading with an eye patch.

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 ...

Exercises such as dot-to-dot cards, coloring within lines, and a Brock string test may help strengthen the eyes. In some cases, eye patches and glasses can also help. Lazy eye (amblyopia) is a ...

You can fix a lazy eye by blurring the vision in your stronger eye, which forces you to develop the vision in your weaker eye. This can be done by wearing an eye patch, getting special corrective ...

“Lazy” eye, or amblyopia, is a developmental condition in which the nerves in the brain do not connect properly to the eye. Treatment options include glasses, an eye patch, vision exercises, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the brain develops its preference for the dominant eye's input, it alters its connections to the weaker eye, according to a new study. Colorful and expressive, the eyes are central to the way ...