Younger Children May Respond Better To Amblyopia Treatment

MedPage Today  (7/11, Walsh) reported, "Younger children with amblyopia respond better to treatment than do their older peers," according to a meta-analysis  published online July 11 in the Archives of Ophthalmology. After examining data on some 996 children, researchers found that youngsters "younger than seven had significantly greater improvements for both moderate (P<0.04) and severe (P<0.001) amblyopia than … Continue reading Younger Children May Respond Better To Amblyopia Treatment

Poor Coordination May Be Common In Children With Amblyopia

Medscape (4/11, MacReady) reported that "poor coordination might be added to the list of woes experienced by children with deficient stereopsis or amblyopia, according to findings presented...at the American Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 37th Annual Meeting." After comparing "the speed and accuracy of reaching and grasping under binocular and monocular conditions in 21 … Continue reading Poor Coordination May Be Common In Children With Amblyopia