Question 1

will my son's lazy eye go away on its own?

Accepted Answer

No: Lazy has come to mean a few things.  If you mean the eyelid is droopy, this will not change on its own and should be evaluated by an oculoplastic surgeon/ophthalmologist to rule out horner's syndrome or other causes and then possibly corrected with surgery.  If the eye itself is turning in or out, this should be evaluated by a pediatric eye doctor asap.  Both problems can cause loss of vision.

Question 2

would an eye operation fix a lazy eye on an adult?

Accepted Answer

Define "lazy eye": Some use this for eyes that don't line up while for others use it for a vision loss condition called amblyopia.Poor alignment is just one factor that can cause amblyopia. Eyes can be lined up with special eye muscle surgery at different ages. Surgery might help a kid regain some vision lost in amblyopia while not  in an adult where the brain has turned off accepting input from the weaker eye.

Question 3

is the lens on a straight eye, thicker than the one on the lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Depends: We often put a balance lens in front of the lazy eye.  This is a lens with the same power as the other eye.  It makes the glasses look normal.

If someone has useful vision in his/her lazy eye, we put the correct lens in front of this eye.  It may be thicker, thinner or the same as the other eye.

Question 4

is it possible to fix my lazy eye when i already had surgery on it before?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Each successive revision of the eye muscles is progressively more difficult due to scarring with increased unpredictability of results.  Yes, you may reoperate if indicated - please have your surgery done by an experienced strabismus surgeon.

Question 5

are exercises to treat lazy eye effective? i read that there are exercises you can do, like switching focus quickly from near to far and rolling your eyes, that will help amblyopia. do these really work? if so, where can i get more information on how to d

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Vision : Vision training by an eye care specialist in vision therapy can be helpful.  Also, there is an at home program that can improve vision, www.Revitalvision.Com the program is $995 and needs to be prescribed and monitored by a physician.  You can contact the company to find a doctor near you who prescribes this program.  It does take a great deal of commitment.  Our patients that have the best results commit to 40 minute sessions every other day for 60-90 days.  We have seen patients improve 3-7 lines on the eye chart.

Question 6

hi docs, would an eye operation fix a lazy eye on an adult?

Accepted Answer

Define "lazy eye": Most use the term for vision loss from one eye but some do for an  eye that is not in alignment.  Surgery can help with an alignment problem in kids and adults. The lazy eye (amblyopia) of vision loss can be helped if caught early. This is the brain turning off an eye with confusing input. Adults with long term amblyopia have permanent loss, even if surgery can lined up the eyes correctly.

Question 7

what causes lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Non-working = lazy: Lazy eye refers to several issues that can cause the brain to quit accepting input from an affected eye, so it  is not working =lazy. Example: 1 eye presents a sharp image to the brain, 1 a fuzzy image. The brain chooses to keep the sharp image & quit "looking" at the other image. Timed patching of the good eye makes the brain keep using the weak eye. The eye dr works to improve the weak eye.

Question 8

can lazy eye get worse?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Lazy eye can get worse. Depending on the source, age of person, and level of vision in the lazy eye, various treatments can be helpful. This can include patching the better eye and surgery. An evaluation by a pediatric ophthalmologist or a neuro-ophthalmologist should be performed.

Question 9

how is a lazy eye formed?

Accepted Answer

Lack of binocularity: When your 2 eyes don't work together to make one picture, you see double. So your brain stops 1 eye from working so the good eye an see one picture. This is lazy eye or amblyopia. Developmental optometrists can often correct the problem with exercises.

Question 10

how can you fix a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

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).

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