Question 1

how can you fix a lazy eye?

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Yes.: First of all, it depends on the age of the patient.  Possible solutions include glasses, patching, or surgery.  Talk to your ophthalmologist (not optometrist).

Question 2

how can i lessen my lazy eye?

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Full exam: Patching, glasses and/or surgery can help. A full exam for lazy eye includes looking for signs of and causes of lazy eye. These include a big difference in vision between eyes, as well as misalignment of the eyes. Eyes drops are usually used to dilate for the complete testing.

Question 3

is there a way to treat a lazy eye?

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No!: If you are talking about an eye that has poor vision (amblyopia) the answer is no!  if you are talking about an eye that is misaligned (strabismus) then it may be possible to re-align the eyes surgically.

Question 4

what are the characteristics of a lazy eye?

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Turning off vision: The human brain utilized the input of both eyes to aid in depth perception/distance etc. As a child grows, their eyes may have different strength, or weakness in an eye muscle may allow one to line up wrong. The fuzzy or double vision confuses the brain. Over time the brain may begin turning off the input of one eye & keep the best. That process is called amblyopia. If caught early it can be fixed.

Question 5

what are some benefits of fixing a lazy eye?

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Cosmesis: Often in teenagers or adults requests are made to straighten a strabismic eye.  This is done primarily for psychsocial reasons to make the eyes appear more natural.   Frequently, the eye misaligment is worse in one eye and surgery is often performed on the amblyopic eye only.  The vision however will not improve.

Question 6

is it possible to fix a lazy eye? if so, how?

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Rx May help: Ambliopia is the process where the brain ignores the "camera" picture from one eye because it is less clear or causes double vision. It can sometimes be improved if the weaker eye is strengthened (glasses), the stronger eye is patched or if the eye is lined up better with surgery. If the process has gone on too long, the brain ignores the fix & surgery is simply cosmetic.

Question 7

any possibilities are there to cure my lazy eye?

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Appears so: I did some research on this as I'm used to my younger patients being treated with patching. It appears there may be some treatment options for adults. The link I am sending is not encouraging Tetris :) but the rest of the article was interesting and may be worth sharing with your MD to see if treatment options are available to you.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tetris-may-help-treat-lazy-eye-in-adults/

Question 8

is there a way to fix a  lazy eye (amblyopia) in adults ?

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NO: Not that we know of.  If younger than 9 years of age, patching of the other eye may help, as well as glasses.  In an adult there has been no sucessful treatment.  Studies have shown that if you loose the good (non-amblyopic eye), the lazy eye will slowly improve (very slowly).  When it is forced to function without help from the other eye.

Question 9

is there a surgery to fix a lazy eye?

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Yes: If a "lazy eye" is due to eye alignment then eye muscle surgery to help align the eyes better can improve amblyopia.  Often the better seeing eye needs to be patched as well to force the weaker eye to develop.

Question 10

my 7 y old has a lazy eye. any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Lazy eye: "lazy eye" is a term for strabismus in which one eye is not properly aligned. The complications include amblyopia with loss of vision in affected eye. See your ophthalmologist for testing and management.

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