A research participant in the Levi Lab at University California, Berkeley undergoes treatment for amblyopia using virtual reality. Elena Zhukova/UC Regents hide caption
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Various types of pufferfish are among those served as the gastronomic delicacy fugu. The paralyzing nerve toxin some of these fish contain is also under study by brain scientists hunting new ways to treat amblyopia. shan.shihan/Getty Images hide caption
Pufferfish Toxin Holds Clues To Treating 'Lazy Eye' In Adults
Scientists found that darkness worked far better than they expected as a treatment for kittens with lazy eye. Bill Rhodes/Flickr hide caption