Question 1

can cocaine cause a lazy eye?

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Eye Problems: The term "lazy eye" typically refers to crossed eyes (strabismus) or the brain learning to prefer vision in one eye over the other, usually due to a much stronger need for glasses in one eye compared to the other (amblyopia). These are conditions which develop in childhood. Adult use of Cocaine can, depending on dose and duration of use, produce eye complications. See your eye doctor!

Question 2

if my lazy eye is due to cocaine when i stop using cocaine will my eye go back to normal ?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Lazy eye is a lay term for amblyopia, a process where the brain turns off the input of an eye that provided a distorted image.The good eye provides vision, but the loss of the lazy eyes input means that depth perception is gone. There is likely nothing that can be done for your vision loss as an adult, but stopping the Cocaine will have many other health benefits.Discuss with an eye doc to be sure.

Question 3

is it possible to get a lazy eye from use of cocaine? and if so if you stop would it go away ?

Accepted Answer

Lazy ?????: Do you mean your eye is turning in/out or has lost vision ? You need to get in for an exam either way. Cocaine is a potent agent that can cause blood vessels to spasm/tighten. If it has cut off blood flow to an eye there are big problems. If you have suddenly had an eye turning in/out there is likely a problem with the eye pointing muscles that needs attention. Stop the stuff &amp; get seen.

Question 4

could a bug bite cause a lazy eye in toddlers?

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No: But, if the bite is near the eye and causes swelling around the eye, it may look as if the eye is not moving correctly.

Question 5

can looking at your phone all the time cause a lazy eye to develop?

Accepted Answer

No: but it can lead to lazy brain. please expand your horizon and do many things other than be locked to your phone
enjoy your life

Question 6

i spend hours on the computer and watching t.v. can these things really cause a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

No: Lazy eyes are a product of vision issues in infancy and young childhood.  If you are simply saying the only issue is that one of your eyes turns out or in after prolonged computer use that is due to fatigue and not from the video screen.

Question 7

can bells palsy cause a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

No: Bell's palsy often causes a dry, irritated eye because the eyelid closure is poor or absent.  It has no relationship to a lazy eye.

Question 8

could an eye surgery such as a cornea transplant cause a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

No: The transplant itself doesn't cause a 'lazy eye.' lazy eye has many meanings, but to an eye doctor it means an eye that doesn't see well because the input to the brain never developed during the childhood years. Often, it is associated with a 'wandering' eye, but not always. You may have limited vision after cornea transplant, but it does not cause a lazy eye.

Question 9

can a lazy eye be caused by a hit to the eye?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: If the injury occured as a young child, it could have led to muscle damage that misaligned the eye, or scar or cataract that blocked the eye's vision. The hit is less likely to be the cause if it occured as an older child or adult. Rarely, an undiagnosed amblyopia can be discovered after an injury brings attention to the eye.

Question 10

what is/are the cause(s) for the lazy and what is/are the treatment(s) for the lazy eye?

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Cause varies: Could be poor vision on one side,  obstruction by a droopy eyelid,  a problem with the muscles or no reason at all.  The treatment varies from covering the good eye to force the brain to see through the lazy one, to surgery if the eyes are focused so far apart that they can't be brought together.

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