New Insights into Lazy Eye

"Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or 'lazy eye,' despite the special role of eye movements in vision," notes Science Daily. "A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and circuitry in the brain have an impact on fixational saccades (FSs), involuntary eye movements that occur during fixation and are important for the maintenance of vision. The results, which raise the question of whether the alterations in FS are the cause or the effect of amblyopia and have implications for amblyopia treatment, are available online in advance of publication in the November issue of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience." Read more.