Strabismus vs Amblyopia – The difference
April 6, 2020
People often believe that strabismus somewhat equals amblyopia and vice versa, and whilst these two often coexist they should not be inherently considered as coinciding
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COVID-19 – it is all about “flattening the curve”
March 23, 2020
Not a single day, not even an hour, passes by these days without mentioning arguably the hottest topic in the century so far – the
Blue light blocking filters – do they work?
March 18, 2020
Over the last decade, a trend of adding blue light blocking filters to corrective glasses has emerged, aimed especially to people who spend a lot
Vision 20/20 – what is it all about?
March 7, 2020
It is the end of February and the first 2 months of 2020 have already passed so it might be the right time to discuss
Should we treat amblyopia before, during, or after addressing its cause?
February 19, 2020
Amblyopia that arises due to visual deprivation is especially challenging to treat Amblyopia or lazy eye is a disorder that ensues following certain ocular abnormalities,
Binocular visual function and lazy eye
February 14, 2020
Amblyopia is a disorder of monocular as well as binocular vision. Monocular because the best-corrected visual acuity of the amblyopic eye is decreased, and binocular
How does amblyopia occur?
January 30, 2020
Sight is arguably the most important sense and it affects our everyday life. It is not surprising that it is also one of the most
How an injury to one eye can cause disease in the fellow eye
January 26, 2020
When we discuss lazy eye, we oftentimes mention several consequences that amblyopia has on the quality of our lives. Troubles reading, learning, seeing depth, etc.,
Anisometropic Amblyopia
January 10, 2020
Having already discussed amblyopia in general, its molecular basis and the ways of treating it, we shall now discuss perhaps the most tricky of all
Extraocular muscles and strabismus
January 6, 2020
Strabismus and problems with extraocular muscles are frequently present whenever there are issues with uneven development of the eyes. To direct our gaze wherever desired,