Barriers in novel vision training approaches
July 5, 2021
As time passes more and more evidence emerges, which supports the importance of binocular vision training approaches in combination with the conventional amblyopia treatment. In
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As time passes more and more evidence emerges, which supports the importance of binocular vision training approaches in combination with the conventional amblyopia treatment. In
Last couple of years saw great advances and strides forward in the treatment approached of amblyopia. We can all agree, that it was high time
Amblyopia is a disorder which can be treated very easily and effectively as long as it is detected early in its course. Some causes of
Whilst patching arguably remains the most effective way of amblyopia treatment in young kids there are certain advantages of vision therapy that should not be
Imagine yourself going back in time for exactly one year. In the beginning of 2020. The beginning of a year that should have meant so
Amblyopia is one interesting disorder. On the one hand it can be treated very easily and effectively, but on the other hand, if the treatment
Amblyopia is a disorder that can be very effectively treated in children, especially if it is discovered early in its course. It is generally accepted
With the advancement of computer capabilities we have witnessed in the last two decades, there has also been a considerable improvement of vision training that
Double vision or diplopia is a particularly bothersome symptom that many people experience in their lives. As the name implies it is characterized by doubling
An inability or decreased ability to converge the eyes whilst focusing on near objects is described as convergence insufficiency. Convergence is an important ability that
In the last few decades, the world has become highly digitalized. Literally anything can nowadays be done through an app on our smart devices. Which
It is well established that vision training can improve vision in certain diseases or conditions, such as amblyopia or during rehabilitation following head trauma for
Amblyopia is a disorder that arises in children within the critical period for the development of vision. This is, by definition, the first 8 years
A good 6 months into the worst pandemics of the 21st century so far seems like a good time to remark what we have achieved
Amblyopia or lazy eye is a disorder that impairs normal vision in the amblyopic eye as well as binocular visual function in those that are
AmblyoPlay vision therapy has been helping children and adult with vision problems such as lazy eye, strabismus, convergence insufficiency and double vision for over 2 year already and throughout this time we’ve grown and expanded what AmblyoPlay has to offer.
Treatment of amblyopia consists of several different approaches, including correct refractive correction, patching or penalization, vision training, and in certain cases depending on the cause,
Amblyopia is usually caused by one of the following visual abnormalities, anisometropia, visual deprivation, or strabismus. Those were already thoroughly discussed in our previous posts,
Most cases of amblyopia are unilateral and relatively mild. Unilateral cases usually occur due to anisometropia or strabismus or a combination of the two, and
After one has been given the diagnosis amblyopia it is usually at the same outpatient visit that he or she has already been provided with
That is probably a question every parent is asking after their child was diagnosed, right? Well, if your kid has been given this diagnosis it
Strabismus or squint is one of the underlying pathologies that are if presented in early childhood, likely to result in amblyopia. It is characterized by
Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed massive progress towards digitalization in literally every aspect of our lives. Medicine in general as well
Amblyopia is a disorder that can be very effectively treated early in one’s life, within the so-called critical period for vision development. Historically, the critical
Nystagmus is a condition that is characterized by involuntary, repetitive, even jerky movements of the eyes in different directions. It may be congenital or acquired,
Duane retraction syndrome is a rare congenital abnormality that is characterized by the inability to move the affected eye outwards, hence leading to strabismus. It
Due to COVID-19 pandemics, we are entering some tough times when, like it or not, many of us will have to spend a lot of
Dyslexia, which is the most common learning disability, affects one’s ability to read and write. As such it is not a disability of vision but
Whilst amblyopia is first and foremost characterized by decreased visual acuity, it is not only visual acuity that may be impacted in children with a
Amblyopia is a disorder that practically never arises by itself. It is a disorder that is triggered by an underlying pathology that defines the type
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
Not a single day, not even an hour, passes by these days without mentioning arguably the hottest topic in the century so far – the
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
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
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,
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
In the previous blog post about our development as a product and business, I was writing about how we started, how we failed and how
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
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.,
AmblyoPlay is the recipient of the prestigious Audience Award from Health Venture Lab in Budapest, Hungary. It has been voted as the most convincing of
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
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,
Accessory (adnexal) parts of the eye are anatomical structures that surround and protect the eyeball and support the function of the eye. Those structures include
Cortical blindness is the loss of vision in a healthy eye that arises from damage to the occipital cortex of the brain. Most often it
Reading our blog posts, you can learn a lot about our eyes and especially about lazy eye – why it appears and how we tackle
An inability or decreased ability to converge the eyes whilst focusing on a near object is described as convergence insufficiency. Those who suffer from convergence
There are two entities that define the refractive properties of the human eye. (a) The axial length – the length of the eyeball and (b)
We have already discussed active treatment options for amblyopia in general in one of our previous blogs and we will now go into further details
The word amblyopia derives from the Greek words ‘ambly’ which means dull and ‘ops’ that means vision, hence ‘amblyopia’, or in translation the ‘dullness of
Probably most of the parents, if not all, who have a child diagnosed with amblyopia are facing or have been facing an important issue when
Following our official launch to the U.S. market last week, we are continuing the process of becoming a household name for the field of vision
SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 27, 2019 – AmblyoPlay, a home-based vision therapy solution for children and adults with amblyopia (lazy eye), mild strabismus (crossed or
Let me start with an apology. I know it is cruel for us to bring up a school in the middle of August. You finally
It is fair to say that we have come a long way in terms of addressing amblyopia. Having been discovered early enough in its course
Having previously discussed how the electrical impulses triggered by the photoreceptors in the retina reach the area of the brain that is devoted to visual
Ever since the founding of Smart Optometry in 2015, we’ve been contacted by people and companies who were thrilled to hear that they could get
AmblyoPlay, the award-winning vision therapy solution for children with lazy eye, has been recognized by General Electrics Healthcare division (GE HealthCare) and European Institute of
We have promised you the other day that we will explain into further details what pathophysiological mechanisms exactly happen in amblyopia and why does it
We have already covered most of the common ocular disorders in isolation and with regard to the specific eye structures affected. Nonetheless, we feel we
As you have probably already read in our last two blogs (Part V and Part VI), from now on we are not following the light
Last week, one of our representatives took part at the largest annual meeting about the research in ophthalmology and visual science, ARVO 2019 meeting (The
We have mentioned in the previous blog [link part 5 the retina and the vitreous] that the retina is one very complicated structure indeed. To
When I said in the previous blog that we had mostly covered optical parts of the eye by then, I had used the word mostly.
In our current blog series, we have so far covered the parts of our eyes that comprise the so-called optical part of the eye. You
Click here for Part 1 (On the origin of light) and here for part 2 (The cornea) of our current blog series. Further into the
In the previous blog we have covered what the light is and where it comes from. Should you not have read it yet click here.
In the first part of our blog series we will talk about what the light is and where it arises and how it gets to
Have you ever thought about what happens with the light when it reaches the human eye and what processes have to take place within the
Simply speaking, vision therapy is a preparing you to learn or improve your visual abilities. It allows you to quickly take in, use, and understand
There is an eye, two of them actually. And there is brain. And all of them are just perfect in themselves. And yet, there is
Vision therapy is despite its widespread benefits still a bit of an enigma to many people. We receive tons of questions every day and among
Were you ever told your child with lazy eye is too old to have his or her vision improved? If the answer is yes, then someone
Binocular vision dysfunctions are a group of visual conditions that affect our lives, some of them are symptomatic and some of them are not. They
When starting examining visual system at the eye care specialist it is very important to start with anamnesis. It is one of the most important
Vision therapy is nowadays regarded as one of the most successful methods of treatment for several vision system dysfunctions, such as lazy eye/amblyopia, accommodation issues,
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