We tend to worry more about eye problems and deteriorating vision as we age, but the truth is that children can have a variety of eye ailments that can threaten their eyesight as well. Even if your child has 20/20 vision and doesn’t seem to have trouble seeing the blackboard (or whiteboard) in school, you […]
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It’s important to recognize the early signs of eye troubles because your doctor will be more ready to deal with them through any available treatments. Here are 14 things to look out for so you don’t lose sight of your eye health.
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Amblyopia, sometimes referred to as “lazy eye,” is a condition that emerges when the eye is out of sync with the brain, resulting in it lacking coordination with its partner eye. Although amblyopia can be present in both eyes, in most cases it’s limited to just one eye — hence the term “lazy eye” rather […]
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To mend a lazy eye, doctors will often patch over the opposite eye for extended periods to encourage the weaker eye to work harder. However, scientists at Dalhousie University in Halifax recently discovered a faster, more effective method. Researchers restored normal vision to a test group of kittens with induced lazy eyes by actually reprogramming […]
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