According to new research out of London, Prozac might be an effective treatment for adults with lazy eye. The popular antidepressant helped correct the eyesight of rats whose vision had been impaired in early development, scientists say. It might do the same for humans.

Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is an eye problem that sometimes occurs in growing children. In a child with lazy eye, the right and left eyes have different qualities of vision. If lazy eye is not detected and treated early in life, loss of vision and depth perception can occur. If not treated successfully, the condition generally lasts into adulthood.

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• What Is Lazy Eye?
• Amblyopia

_{Source: Ben Hirschler, Reuters. Prozac shows promise as cure for 'lazy eye'. MSNBC, Health News, 17 April 2008.}