Question 1

if repair surgery, can a lazy eye focus returm?

Accepted Answer

Maybe/not: The eyes function like parallel cameras,sending a slightly different image to the brain allowing depth perception. If one eye is weaker or misdirected, the brain may begin to turn one image off to select one favored image. (creating lazy eye) If this has gone on too long, surgery can align the eyes but the brain may not turn it back on.

Question 2

could my lazy eye due to detached retina be repaired?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If your blind eye is not aligned with the other one, then this can be improved with surgery or with Botox injections.

Question 3

can a lazy eye returm after having strabismus repair surgery as an adult?

Accepted Answer

Confusing question: Proper vision requires brain input of 2 similar sharp images by well aligned eyeballs.If one eye is sharper than the other, or alignment is bad,the brain may turn off one eye to stop a blurred image.If the vision is off in one eye for an extended period(yrs), amblyopia (lazy eye) can be permanent. Alignment surgery may not hold without vision to keep it on tract.Revision may be necessary/cosmetic

Question 4

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 5

can an adult develop a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

No: A lazy eye usually develops during the first three months of life. However early childhood trauma or disease affecting one or both eyes before the age range of 7 to 10 can lead to amblyopia (lazy eye).

Question 6

can someone get a lazy eye in adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Depends on what: You mean by "lazy eye".  Yes, you can develop a droopy eyelid in adulthood,  yes, you can develop misaligned eyes in adulthood.  No, you cannot develop an amblyopic eye in adulthood.

Question 7

how can i improve vision in a "lazy eye"?

Accepted Answer

Amblyopia: Amblyopia is a condition in which an eye which is otherwise normal, sees less well. It is almost always caused by some eye malposition or refractive differencies between the two eyes in infancy and early childhood. The pattern of amblyopia becomes fixed if not treated by age 8 years. After that, exercises, etc. Cannot correct the condition. The eye may drift from the other - termed "lazy eye".

Question 8

can you tell me can i develop a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): Majority of people who have amblyopia are born with the condition. It means the vision is reduced in one eye. If the vision becomes reduced at your age it may mean  retinal , cataract, corneal, problems, or a new eyeglass prescription.  If you mean your eye is drifting in or out, that is a strabmismus condition, where one of the eye muscles weakens and causes the eye to turn out or in.

Question 9

where can you get eye patchs for lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Your doctor: If your doctor has diagnosed the lazy eye and recommended a patch. The doctor should provide it. Lazy eye can also be helped with special eye exercises with a developmental optometrist.

Question 10

can you tell me how i could cure lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Time for a visit: You need to visit an ophthalmologist and have a basic assessment done. You will need to clarify the issue. Some consider poorly a poorly aligned eye, "lazy" while it is better used for visual loss from one eye. Eye surgery may help re-align the eyes, but long term vision loss is usually permanent. Only a proper evaluation could be sure.

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