News tagged with pediatric ophthalmology


Light exposure during pregnancy key to normal eye development

New research in Nature concludes the eye – which depends on light to see – also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy.

Ophthalmology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Abnormal involuntary eye movements in amblyopia linked to changes in subcortical regions of brain

Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or "lazy eye," despite the special role of eye movements in vision. A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and circuitry ...

Neuroscience created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0