Kids with lazy eye can be treated just by letting them watch TV on this special screen

Kids with lazy eye can be treated just by letting them watch TV on this special screen

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/13/kids-with-lazy-eye-can-be-treated-just-by-letting-them-watch-tv-on-this-special-screen/

Amblyopia, commonly called lazy eye, is a medical condition that adversely affects the eyesight of millions, but if caught early can be cured altogether — unfortunately this usually means months of wearing an eye patch. NovaSight claims successful treatment with nothing more than an hour a day in front of its special display.

The condition amounts to when the two eyes aren’t synced up in their movements. Normally both eyes will focus the detail-oriented fovea part of the retina on whatever object the person is attending to; in those with amblyopia, one eye won’t target the fovea correctly and as a result the eyes don’t converge properly and vision suffers, and if not treated can lead to serious vision loss.