Purpose The prevalence of myopia is increasing around the world, stimulating interest in
methods to slow its progression. The primary justification for slowing myopia progression is …

An estimated 14 million of the world's children are blind. A blind child is more likely to live in
socioeconomic deprivation, to be more frequently hospitalised during childhood and to die …

Amblyopia is a unilateral or, less often, bilateral reduction of best-corrected visual acuity
(BCVA) that usually occurs in the setting of an otherwise normal eye. It is a developmental …

Adult brain plasticity, although possible, remains more restricted in scope than during
development. Here, we address conditions under which circuit rewiring may be facilitated in …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the age-specific prevalence of strabismus in white and African
American children aged 6 through 71 months and of amblyopia in white and African …

Epidemiological data about the prevalence of amblyopia around the world vary widely
among regions and periods. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the global prevalence of …

Results from recent randomised clinical trials in amblyopia should change our approach to
screening for and treatment of amblyopia. Based on the current evidence, if one screening …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the age-and ethnicity-specific prevalences of strabismus in
African American and Hispanic/Latino children ages 6 to 72 months and of amblyopia in …

Amblyopia, defined as poor vision due to abnormal visual experience early in life, affects
approximately three per cent of the population and carries a projected lifetime risk of visual …

Amblyopia has a 1.6–3.6% prevalence, higher in the medically underserved. It is more
complex than simply visual acuity loss and the better eye has sub-clinical deficits. Functional …