Researchers are testing an unconventional way to treat amblyopia, better known as “lazy eye,” by briefly shutting the weaker eye down with anesthetic injections so the brain is forced to rewire. Early ...

An estimated 1% to 5% of children worldwide have lazy eye-- a childhood condition where the vision does not develop properly. It happens because one or both eyes are unable to build a strong link to ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...