'Lazy Eye' Treatment Shows Promise In Adults

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 03/04/2008 - 16:00

Positive results have been found in a pilot clinical trial of a treatment for amblyopia, or "lazy eye." The treatment was effective on 20-year-old subjects.

Amblyopia is normally considered mostly irreversible after age eight. Many amblyopes, especially in developing countries, are diagnosed too late for conventional treatment with an eye patch.

The disorder affects about nine million people in the U.S. alone.

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