31. Lazy eye, or amblyopia , occurs when the brain favors one eye, causing the other eye to weaken. 32. A study provided evidence that children treated for amblyopia with eye patching had lower self-perception of social acceptance. 33. Those with strabismic amblyopia tend to show ocular motion deficits when reading, even when they use the nonamblyopic eye. 34. Callum tells Tegan that he has amblyopia , leading her to believe that it is a life-threatening illness. 35. However, it is suggested that good outcomes from occlusion treatment for sensory deprivation amblyopia rely on compliance with the treatment. 36. Early treatment of strabismus when the person is a baby may reduce the chance of developing amblyopia and depth perception problems. 37. One study evaluated the outcome of LASEK interventions on 53 children aged 10 months to 16 years who had anisometropic amblyopia . 38. This is called amblyopia , or lazy eye, and results in a loss of binocular vision, impairing depth perception. 39. A recent study found that adult rats with amblyopia improved visual acuity two weeks after being placed into an enriched environment. 40. They primarily work alongside ophthalmologists, in the co-management of strabismus and binocular vision disorders, such as amblyopia .
