What is it like when two eyes have different refractive error?
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What is it like when two eyes have different refractive error?
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Dr. Matheson Harris
Ophthalmology
In brief: It depends
If the difference is small, the brain can usually fuse the two images, especially with the help of glasses.
When it becomes very large (anisometropia), it becomes more difficult to fuse and can result in amblyopia. Contact lenses tend to be better tolerated in people with large differences than glasses.
In brief: It depends
If the difference is small, the brain can usually fuse the two images, especially with the help of glasses.
When it becomes very large (anisometropia), it becomes more difficult to fuse and can result in amblyopia. Contact lenses tend to be better tolerated in people with large differences than glasses.
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