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Is There a Lazy Eye Test?

A parent who suspects a child may be suffering from amblyopia is undoubtedly wondering:  Is there a lazy eye test?

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Which “Lazy Eye Therapy” Should you Choose?

“Lazy Eye” is the slang term for amblyopia, a condition in which one eye sees more clearly than the other.  We’ve detailed the cause of amblyopia in many of our previous posts, but which “lazy eye therapy” should you choose?

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

9 Reasons Why You Should Consider Vision Therapy for Lazy Eye


We’ve blogged repeatedly on the benefits of vision therapy for lazy eye (amblyopia).  Within all those posts are plenty of reasons why you should consider vision therapy for lazy eye.  Here are 9 very good ones.

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Why Does Vision Therapy Work for a Lazy Eye?

The typical treatment for treating amblyopia (lazy eye) has been to use eye patching.  Yet patching doesn’t get to the root of the problem, which naturally prompts the question: “Does vision therapy work for a lazy eye?”

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Topics: Vision Therapy, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Can You Fix a Lazy Eye?

You’ve just been told your child has amblyopia, or lazy eye.  As a parent, your initial reaction is confusion:  What is lazy eye?  What impact will it have on my child?  And most importantly, can you fix a lazy eye?

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Too Good to Be True: Video Games Improve Lazy Eye

Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley created quite a stir recently when they reported a pilot study that found video games could help improve the vision of adults with amblyopia, or lazy eye. 

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Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

How Can a Parent Spot a Lazy Eye?

 

Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is a vision problem that’s not easy to detect, especially in children.

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Topics: Functional Vision Problems, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Vision Therapy Helps Fix Lazy Eye

 

At age 7, my son was struggling with reading and both of us were becoming very frustrated.  After getting his eyes tested, he was diagnosed with amblyopia (what is commonly referred to as “lazy eye”).

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Amblyopia Definition: Your Brain Has a Mind of Its Own

You’ve just been told your son or daughter has amblyopia, and that sends you scrambling home for an amblyopia definition.  When you define “amblyopia”, you discover just how amazing the brain and the entire visual system are.

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Three Misconceptions about “Lazy Eyes”

As we were putting together a post on amblyopia, we researched the keywords that people use when they search on the Internet for the condition.  A surprising one came to the forefront:  Lazy eyes.

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Topics: Functional Vision Problems, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)