Question 1

do glasses or contacts help with a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

They can: If the root cause of amblyopia is due to poor focus, astigmatism or eyes turning in (esotropia) from accommodation then glasses and / or contact lenses can be curative.

Question 2

will glasses or contacts help treat a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Lazy eye: Ophthalmologists often use eyeglasses to treat strabismus or lazy eye.

Question 3

was just told glasses, contacts, and surgery won't help for my lazy eye. is this true?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: If you are referring to lining the eyes up so they point in the same direction, that might be possible with a skilled eye muscle surgery. The other issue is will it work. If the brain decided to shut off the input from that eye(amblyopia), the ability to regain that lost input diminishes with time. If too long has passed, the surgery would be cosmetic.Once the brain turned the camera off -too late.

Question 4

can contacts correct strabismus or lazy eye the same way glasses do?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Contacts can provide the optical correction part of the treatment especially at distance but may need to supplemented with reading glasses. Patching or cycloplegia of the stronger eye may still be required for lazy eye stimulation.

Question 5

can glasses fix a lazy eye? how?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Depends on the cause, vision, and amount of eye deviation.  Sometimes glasses can be made to get the eyes to look straight ahead.

Question 6

can glasses help fix my lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely to happen: At a listed age of 35, it is likely this issue has gone on too long for you to regain lost vision.Glasses can help kids regain vision if it is used before the visual pathways are finished developing. An adult with set pathways will not.

Question 7

which is better for treating a lazy eye: a patch or glasses?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Some forms for lazy eye, such as that associated with a difference in glasses prescription between eyes, respond well to glasses alone.  Other causes of lazy eye need glasses and drops or patching.  Your child's ophthalmologist can discuss this issue with you.

Question 8

i've got a slight lazy eye. are there glasses i can get to correct it?

Accepted Answer

Depends on age: And underlying cause of the "lazy eye"  if by "lazy eye" you mean an eye that is not straight, some types can be compensated with glasses at a young age.  If "lazy eye" means an eye that never developed normally and has poor vision (amblyopia), then -- no-- no spectacle will fix it.

Question 9

what to do if i have a lazy eye. is there like some glasses i can get to correct it?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Lazy eye is a non-specific term.  It can mean amblyopia, ptosis or strabismis.  None of these conditions can be corrected with glasses in adults.

Question 10

hi, for the past two days i've noticed that my lazy eye is very noticeable. will wearing my glasses all the time fix this? haven't worn them much

Accepted Answer

Depends: A 'lazy' eye is one with diminished vision compared to the other eye.  There is a tendency for drift out of position with this; and this can increase with inattention and fatigue.  Glasses can provide a cosmetic cover up and sometimes prisms can also help.  The glasses will not fix the condition.  If the drift is so great others notice it, then your ophthalmologist can straighten it.

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