Lazy eye treatment times could be drastically reduced

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 06:21 in Health & Medicine

Treatment times for amblyopia - more commonly known as 'lazy eye' - could be drastically reduced thanks to research carried out at The University of Nottingham. Amblyopia is thought to affect up to 2.5 per cent of people and accounts for around 90 per cent of all children's eye appointments in the UK. Occlusion therapy - patching the normal eye for lengthy periods to 'train' the affected eye - is the main treatment for amblyopia...

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