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By Mayo Clinic staffLeft untreated, lazy eye can cause permanent vision loss. In fact, lazy eye is the most common cause of single-eye vision impairment in young and middle-aged adults, according to the National Eye Institute.
References
- Amblyopia. National Eye Institute. National Institutes of Health. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/amblyopia. Accessed Sept. 10, 2008.
- Doshi NR, et al. Amblyopia. American Family Physician 2007;75(3):361-367.
- Parenting corner Q&A: Your child's eyes. American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aap.org/publiced/BR_Eyes.htm. Accessed Sept. 10, 2008.
- Retinoblastoma treatment (PDQ) patient version. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/retinoblastoma/patient/allpages/print. Accessed Sept. 10, 2008.
- Preferred practice pattern: Ambylopia. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://one.aao.org/asset.axd?id=990d3861-25e9-4bc9-ad7e-9796b932a4d9. Accessed Sept. 10, 2008.
- Fact sheet: Amblyopia. National Institutes of Health. http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Amblyopia.pdf. Accessed Sept. 10, 2008.
