A retinal reboot for amblyopia Anesthetizing the retina of a “lazy” eye for just two days can restore vision in mice.

A retinal reboot for amblyopia #Science #HealthandMedicine #Ophthalmology #Amblyopia #VisionHealth #EyeCare

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New research links #amblyopia to higher #risks of #obesity, #diabetes, #cardiovascular #disease, reduced physical activity, and several neuropsychiatric conditions. Findings highlight the importance of early detection and #intervention.

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Did you know lazy eye is treatable, especially when caught early? 👀
Discover what amblyopia is and the treatment options that can help improve vision. nexuseyecare.com.au/strabismus/ #LazyEye #Amblyopia #EyeHealth #ChildrensVision #VisionCare

Turn Off an Eye, Teach the Brain to See What if the way to help a weak eye is to switch it off, briefly, then let the brain reintroduce it to the world? In a small lab room filled with quiet electronics and blinking LEDs, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute did something that sounds like a prank the nervous system should not fall for. They temporarily silenced the retina…

A counterintuitive fix for a weak eye: briefly turn off the strong one so the brain relearns to see. What lab work at MIT and retina science suggest. #Amblyopia #MIT #Neuroscience #Retina #Vision

Temporary retinal inactivation reverses effects of long-term monocular deprivation in visual cortex by induction of burst mode firing in the thalamus Deprivation amblyopia can be reversed by the temporary inactivation of one eye after the critical period. Here, Echevarri-Leet et al. show that this is caused by increased burst firing in the neurons ...

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Study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic (“lazy”) eye.

Study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with #amblyopia.

#science #medicine #news

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Cure For Adult Lazy Eye. Adult ablyopia and vision loss, thought to be permanent, can be reversed with retinal aesthesia says MIT researchers. #amblyopia #lazyeye #retina #anesthesia

Groundbreaking study finds way to ‘reboot’ eye and restore impaired vision Findings may lead to new treatment for ‘lazy eye’

Scientists at #MIT found a way to temporarily “turn off” the retina of the weaker #eye in mice to reboot its connection to the brain and potentially restore vision in “ #LazyEye” ( #amblyopia) even in adulthood 🧠👁️⚡️

Restoring Vision: Temporary Retinal Silencing Reverses Amblyopia - Neuroscience News A new study in mice shows that briefly anesthetizing the retina of the weaker eye can restore its neural influence in the adult visual cortex.

Restoring Vision: Temporary Retinal Silencing Reverses #Amblyopia
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MIT study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows

A new study in mice shows that if the retina of an amblyopic eye is temporarily anesthetized, the brain’s visual response to the eye can be restored even in adulthood. picower.mit.edu/news/mit-stu... #neuroscience #vision #amblyopia @mitbcs.bsky.social

Luminopia's Innovative Treatment Featured in Fast Company's Tech List Luminopia has been included in Fast Company's prestigious Next Big Things in Tech list for its groundbreaking treatment of amblyopia, impacting children's vision recovery.

Luminopia's Innovative Treatment Featured in Fast Company's Tech List #United_States #Cambridge #Luminopia #Amblyopia #VR_Treatment

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I'm playing more of my #3ds XL in the last couple of days or so. And because it's a thing that is really helping in my light #amblyopia because of the 3D effect that makes my left eye more in line with the right one, but one small fun side effect, is that everything on my computer screen starts […]

Research from Dr. Mary Whitman at @bostonchildrens.bsky.social reveals how #amblyopia develops.

“There may be underlying neurodevelopmental differences in children with amblyopia that affect how their brain reacts to the differences in their eyes,” says Dr. Whitman: on.bchil.org/3IsV7hJ

A grey haired woman in her 70s sits at a table next to a window in her cottage working on writing with her laptop. It is a grey day and it is raining outside.

Problems with my eyes again with good old #Amblyopia coming to visit. General state of fatigue with the trailing tendrils of #LongCOVID wanting to wrap themselves around my lungs again isn't helping much. #narcolepsy dumping me in a heap just lately isn't exactly being friendly either.

Safety Evaluation in Healthy Adults of Motion-Based Virtual Reality Dichoptic Training for Pediatric Patients With Amblyopia: Prospective Intervention Study Background: Patching therapy, while effective for improving visual acuity, may lower treatment adherence and hinder binocular vision development owing to monocular vision dependence. Pediatric patients with amblyopia may experience difficulties due to poor hand–eye coordination despite patching therapy. Objective: This study investigated the safety of our virtual reality (VR)-based dichoptic training application using Japanese Kendama in healthy adult participants, which was designed to improve hand–eye coordination in pediatric patients with amblyopia. Methods: This prospective intervention study involved 20 healthy young adults (median age, 21 years), including 16 women. The participants played the VR-based dichoptic training application for 30 minutes and completed a subjective symptom questionnaire containing nine questions (Q1–Q9, each scored on a 4-point scale, except Q9, which was scored as either “null” or 1) before and after the session. Specifically, Q1–Q3 assessed subjective eye symptoms, Q4–Q7 assessed physical and mental discomfort, Q8 evaluated the degree of VR session-induced arm fatigue, and Q9 evaluated visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). Results: We found no significant differences in the reported ocular symptoms (mean ± standard deviation) before and after the session, including eye fatigue (before vs. after; 1.25 ± 0.94 points vs. 1.35 ± 0.85 points), blurred vision (0.55 ± 0.50 points vs. 0.80 ± 0.40 points), eye dryness (0.95 ± 0.74 points vs. 1.25 ± 0.83 points), and VIMS (0.00 ± 0.00 points vs. 0.05 ± 0.22 points). Conclusions: The VR-based dichoptic training application showed minimal adverse ocular effects in healthy adult participants.

JMIR Formative Res: Safety Evaluation in Healthy Adults of Motion-Based Virtual Reality Dichoptic Training for Pediatric Patients With Amblyopia: Prospective Intervention Study #Amblyopia #VirtualReality #DichopticTraining #HealthyLiving #EyeHealth

Safety Evaluation in Healthy Adults of Motion-Based Virtual Reality Dichoptic Training for Pediatric Patients With Amblyopia: Prospective Intervention Study Background: Patching therapy, while effective for improving visual acuity, may lower treatment adherence and hinder binocular vision development owing to monocular vision dependence. Pediatric patients with amblyopia may experience difficulties due to poor hand–eye coordination despite patching therapy. Objective: This study investigated the safety of our virtual reality (VR)-based dichoptic training application using Japanese Kendama in healthy adult participants, which was designed to improve hand–eye coordination in pediatric patients with amblyopia. Methods: This prospective intervention study involved 20 healthy young adults (median age, 21 years), including 16 women. The participants played the VR-based dichoptic training application for 30 minutes and completed a subjective symptom questionnaire containing nine questions (Q1–Q9, each scored on a 4-point scale, except Q9, which was scored as either “null” or 1) before and after the session. Specifically, Q1–Q3 assessed subjective eye symptoms, Q4–Q7 assessed physical and mental discomfort, Q8 evaluated the degree of VR session-induced arm fatigue, and Q9 evaluated visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). Results: We found no significant differences in the reported ocular symptoms (mean ± standard deviation) before and after the session, including eye fatigue (before vs. after; 1.25 ± 0.94 points vs. 1.35 ± 0.85 points), blurred vision (0.55 ± 0.50 points vs. 0.80 ± 0.40 points), eye dryness (0.95 ± 0.74 points vs. 1.25 ± 0.83 points), and VIMS (0.00 ± 0.00 points vs. 0.05 ± 0.22 points). Conclusions: The VR-based dichoptic training application showed minimal adverse ocular effects in healthy adult participants.

JMIR Formative Res: Safety Evaluation in Healthy Adults of Motion-Based Virtual Reality Dichoptic Training for Pediatric Patients With Amblyopia: Prospective Intervention Study #VirtualReality #Amblyopia #EyeHealth #PediatricCare #HandEyeCoordination

Just a picture of one of my beautiful eyes 🫶🏻

I love my eyes. They do weird stuff that’s out of my control. I can feel it happening & I can make adjustments but #Nystagmus doesn’t go away. #Amblyopia contributes to people having trouble looking at my eyes for long.

I’m not embarrassed anymore.

Diagram depicting three experimental setups (a), (b), and (c) each comprising three rows labeled unsuppressed, desuppressed, and 3s, with visual perception tests showing varying dot placements representing AE side, FE side, AE percept, FE perception, and adjusted FE stimulus across different suppression states.

This month in @arvoiovs.bsky.social, read about the importance of assessing multiple distortion types to fully characterize perceptual deficits in #amblyopia. iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... @arvoinfo.bsky.social #VisionResearch #VisionScience #ophthalmology #ARVOJournals #OpenAccess

Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Agnes Wong and Daphne Maurer (@sickkidsvs.bsky.social)'s study on the efficacy of a visual screening program to reduce later #Amblyopia and untreated refractive errors: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #VisionHealthMonth #EyeHealth

AI Model Detects Amblyopia Based on Fixational Eye Movement A test AI model can detect amblyopia based on a patient’s eye movement during visual fixation.

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Luminopia's Amblyopia Treatment Now Covered by Anthem Blue Cross, Expanding Access for Children Anthem Blue Cross has approved Luminopia's innovative amblyopia treatment for coverage, making effective vision therapy more accessible for children. This offers an engaging alternative to traditional methods.

Luminopia's Amblyopia Treatment Now Covered by Anthem Blue Cross, Expanding Access for Children #United_States #Cambridge,_Massachusetts #Luminopia #Amblyopia #Anthem_Blue

Eye Patching Alternatives Address Amblyopia’s Often Neglected Symptoms Eye patching alternatives offer videos and games that allow children to perceive treatment as a form of entertainment.

Miki Zilnicki, OD, discusses nonpatching #Amblyopia treatments #Optometrists have at their disposal and why they may sometimes present a better alternative to traditional #PatchingTherapy

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⭐ Article developed with Marie Bodack, OD of @sconews.bsky.social

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Having much fun researching 19th Century insults for a short story I'm writing. Today is a much better day with friend narcolepsy leaving me alone and my eyesight more or less back to normal again. #writing #amwriting #narcolepsy #Amblyopia

My 'good' eye is working up to being sore again and I had three sleep crash outs before midday. It looks like it's going to be another day where it's going to be a trial to get anything done. #writing #Amblyopia #narcolepsy

An AI painted avatar image of myself as a grey haired woman wearing glasses and a grey cardigan with a pale blue tee shirt underneath. I am sitting at a desk beside a window. There are grey clouds outside the window and it looks like it might rain soon. Bright Autumn leaves are blowing on the wind. There are several journals on the desk and I am writing in one of them. There is an older style wooden bookcase against the wall behind me.

I've removed the eyepatch and so far all seems good. Very strange at first after being covered for 30 hours as my 'good' eye was being slow to wake up and work in with my 'weak' eye. Stabbing bright white screens are a big no-no and will be from now on. #Amblyopia #eyesight #writing

Thank you!

#amblyopia #glaucoma #afakia

A grey haired woman sits at her desk writing in her journal. She is wearing an older style brown double breasted coat and her left eye is covered by an eyepatch. There is a wooden framed window behind her and a tall bookcase filled with an assortment of books to her right hand side. This is not a true image of myself as I don't post pictures or photos of myself on the internet.

And it's back with having to patch my 'good' eye again because it's hurting and not very happy. Having to make do with my weak eye is not the kind of fun 'B' rate pirate movies would have you believe. (Not a real image of me) #Amblyopia #eyesight #writing