CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, NEUROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY Luminopia, a company based in Cambridge, MA, has developed Luminopia One, a visual content system that aims to treat amblyopia, also known as ‘lazy eye,’ in young children. The condition is caused by neurological deficits that typically affect vision in one eye. At present, the condition is treated using corrective glasses, eye patches,...
by National Eye Institute Within seconds of the screening, the pediatric vision screener device calculates a binocularity score based on foveal alignment and provides a “pass” or “refer” result to the clinician. Credit: Andrew Schuman, M.D. A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment of the eyes accurately identifies children with amblyopia (lazy eye), according to...
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amblyopia is the most common cause of vision loss in children, according to the U.S. National Eye Institute. It arises when visual experience is disrupted during infancy, for example by a cataract in one eye. Even after the cataract is removed, vision through the affected eye is...
