Category Archives: Children’s vision

Improving a child’s vision provides opportunities he or she may not have otherwise.

My Travelin’ Eye: book review

My Travelin’ Eye by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw “When I was born, I came out looking both ways.” That’s how Jenny Sue begins her beautifully illustrated children’s book, My Travelin’ Eye. She writes, draws, and colors her “own experience as a … Continue reading

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New fun video game offers vision training in minutes a day!

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day is a new video game for Nintendo DS. It’s designed to improve hand-eye coordination, focus, and peripheral vision through a series of fun games. Flash Focuswas developed in Japan and is distributed … Continue reading

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Lazy eye amblyopia research study

According to the European research news resource, AlphaGalileo.Org, “Researchers at the University of Bradford are seeking volunteers for a study into the condition ‘amblyopia’ which is more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’.” According to this report, the study will be … Continue reading

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Fixing the inner problem of strabismus: which direction is best?

Eunice from Singapore writes: Hi, Greetings from Singapore. I am very worried about my son age 3+ now, his eyes is always drifting away when he’s tried or ill. I guess that called Strabismus, right ? Any cured or treatment … Continue reading

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Mom of 2 sons with exotropia recommends strabismus surgery

–written for Eyes Apart by Caroline Clarke Photos in this story are property of Caroline Clarke. Click on a photo to be taken to Caroline’s flickr page for rights and permissions. I have 2 sons and they both have extropia. … Continue reading

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