Question 1

who should i see about one slightly bulging eye and sudden lazy eye if i've had an eye exam and was just prescribed prism glasses?

Accepted Answer

Ophthalmologist: You need to see a medical eye doctor, not an optometrist. The most common cause of a bulging eye is thyroid disease, so you may want to involve your medical doctor as well!

Question 2

if dehydrated, around fumes for a long period, could that cause a sudden lazy eye? it only lasted for approx two minutes. this caused anxiety for me.

Accepted Answer

Anxiety: Your lazy eye was brought about by dehydration and the toxic fumes to which you were exposed to.

Question 3

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 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

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 6

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).

Question 7

can you develop a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Most pediatric ophthalmologists are abandoning the term, "lazy eye." we prefer to use the term strabismus (eye misalignment) or amblyopia (poor vision from childhood eye problem). Only children can develop amblyopia and they will have life-long vision loss if not treated. Strabismus usually starts in childhood, but adults can also acquire strabismus.

Question 8

how can i lessen my lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

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 9

how could you corret a lazy eye?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the cause: It there is an eye turn (strabismus), it can be corrected surgically or with certain training. If there is decreased vision (amblyopia) it can be corrected before a certain age.

Question 10

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).

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