Amblyopia

Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a disorder of the visual system that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in an eye that is otherwise physically normal, or out of proportion to associated structural abnormalities. It has been estimated to affect 1–5% of the population.The problem is caused by either no transmission or poor transmission of the visual image to the brain for a sustained period of dysfunction or during early childhood. Amblyopia normally only affects one eye, but it is possible to be amblyopic in both eyes if both are similarly deprived of a good, clear visual image. Detecting the condition in early childhood increases the chance of successful treatment.While the colloquialism "lazy eye" is frequently used to refer to amblyopia, the term is inaccurate because there is no "laziness" of either the eye or the amblyope involved in the condition. Therefore, some consider the term "lazy eye" to be pejorative. (From the Wikpedia article Amblyopia.)

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Recent Publications on Amblyopia:
Pharmacokinetics and tolerability of single escalating doses of fampridine sustained-release tablets in patients with multiple sclerosis: A phase I-II, open-label trial. Background: Fampridine (4-aminopyridine) is a potassium channel-blocking...	20th November, 2009	University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.	Clin Ther. 2009 Oct;31(10):2206-2214. DOI Direct Link
A new macular dystrophy with anomalous vascular development, pigment spots, cystic spaces, and neovascularization. OBJECTIVE: To clinically phenotype an inherited macular dystrophy with...	18th November, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Roy J.	Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov;127(11):1449-57. DOI Direct Link
Levodopa Inhibits the Development of Form-Deprivation Myopia in Guinea Pigs. PURPOSE.: It has been shown that visual deprivation leads to a myopic...	11th November, 2009	*MD daggerBS Department of Ophthalmology (MJ, LS, LF, WX, TQ), and	Optom Vis Sci. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Development and Initial Validation of Quality-of-Life Questionnaires for Intermittent Exotropia. PURPOSE: The development and initial validation of patient-derived,...	10th November, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.	Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Amblyopia Therapy in Children Identified by Photoscreening. PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of amblyopia treatment in children...	10th November, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,	Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov 4. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Amblyopia:
'See By Three' Announces Results of Research Project	19th December, 2008	Children's Eye Foundation	Importance of Screening of Very Young Children Confirmed Common Conditions which Cause Blindness Can Be Caught and Cured Key Finding: trained health care professionals can do the screening DALLAS
1-800 CONTACTS Donates $4,000 to Friends for Sight; Money Based Partially on Proceeds From the 2008 1-800 CONTACTS 5k/10k Challenge June 21	28th July, 2008	1-800 CONTACTS	DRAPER, Utah, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800 CONTACTS announced today it will donate $4,000 to Friends for Sight, a Utah-based charitable organization that provides eye screenings and preventative

BioNews Results for Amblyopia:
State of the Art: Utility of refractive surgery in pediatric patients	PCON SuperSite:  Nov 18 2009 4:57AM Matching: amblyopia
Amblyopia Therapy in Children Identified by Photoscreening	MDLinx:  Nov 6 2009 10:57AM Matching: amblyopia
Psychological causes of non-compliance with electronically monitored occlusion therapy for amblyopia	British Journal of Ophthalmology:  Oct 24 2009 1:03AM Matching: amblyopia
Pediatric dispensing for any age	Ophthalmology Times:  Oct 24 2009 4:07PM Matching: amblyopia
Conventional occlusion versus pharmacologic penalization for amblyopia	MDLinx:  Oct 21 2009 10:25AM Matching: amblyopia
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Amblyopia Clinical Trials:
Occlusion Versus Pharmacologic Therapy for Moderate Amblyopia

Amblyopia Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7368527	HADDE71 polypeptides
7427135	Adaptive photoscreening system
7427138	Method and apparatus for improving visual perception
7429577	Augmentation of atypical antipsychotic agent pharmacotherapy with chromium supplementation
7435808	Polynucleotides encoding novel adiponectin receptor variant, AdipoR2v2
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