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Diopsys, Inc is a medical instrumentation company dedicated to delivering high-quality, cost-effective preventative health care. We specialize in the development and marketing of patient-friendly, non-invasive diagnostic vision testing equipment utilizing Evoked Potential technology. Diopsys has developed and markets the patented Enfant® Pediatric VEP Vision Testing System, a device used in testing for visual deficits, including amblyopia, in children as young as six months of age. Diopsys also developed and markets the Diopsys™ NOVA-DT and Diopsys™ NOVA-TR VEP Vision Testing Systems utilized by ophthalmologists and optometrists for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of vision disorders.
Eye-Opening Facts about Amblyopia in Children
♦ More commonly referred to as "lazy eye," amblyopia is decreased vision that results when one (or both) eyes sends a blurry image to the brain, inhibiting development of the vision system.
♦ According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, amblyopia is the most common vision problem in children; an estimated 4 out of every 100 children under age six have amblyopia.
♦ Prevent Blindness America says that only 1 in 5 children in the U.S. have a vision test before kindergarten.
♦ The Children's Eye Foundation estimates that 4.5 million adults are legally blind or visually incapacitated in at least one eye due to amblyopia that was left untreated.
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