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20/2200 vision in my right eye, doctor said it was a lazy eye after looking at it for 30to45 minutes said im to old for it to be fixed im 23? can it
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Maybe: Lazy eye (amblyopia) is a visual developmental disorder in which the vision through one eye fails to develop properly in early childhood. The deficit is not in the eye itself but in the visual areas of the brain. Amblyopia can be treated at any age because the brain has “plasticity.” The circuitry of the brain can actually change at any age.
Answered 7/5/2015
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