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"Lazy Eye" Detector

Checking infants for "lazy eye," or amblyopia--the most common cause of vision loss in children--has long been a challenge for doctors. This pediatric vision screening device, designed by Kristina Irsch of Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, may help solve the problem by making it easier to check babies for proper eye alignment and focusing ability.

On March 10, 2009, NASA announced that the design for the device, shown above, was a top entry in the Create the Future contest.

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