The National Eye Research Centre - Your Sight, Our Vision
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 About UsOur AchievementsChildren's Eye Diseases Amblyopia (lazy eye) is the most common eye disease in children occurring in about 4 in 100 due to the suppression of visual information passed between the eye and brain. For children up to seven years of age it can normally be treated by patching the good eye and forcing the amblyopic eye to see. Much research is being done into the optimum time for patching and the difficulties involved. The Centre has supported the ophthalmic part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). This study has looked at children over a number of years investigating the many factors that can affect children’s sight and how a child’s vision affects their physical co-ordination, school achievement and relationships with friends. The Centre has also supported the purchase and use of a retinal camera for ALSPAC, pictures from which are showing how even in a child’s eye, early warning signs of later heart disease can be detected. |
