my 7 years old son is on waiting list for squint surgery.But because his vision in both eyes is almost even (+4.25 and +4.00)and he can see very good with his glasses on( and I can't notice any squint through his glasses),doctor said that after surgery he will see double.So now I am confused,maybe he will be better of without surgery and later in life he could get lazer surgery for his vision and he woun't squint any more?
I was diagnosed with lazy eye at 7 now im 19 and i was told since i didnt get diagnosed at 2 itll never be corrected. I never noticed my eye turning and the other normal, its just so blurry for me. And the eye i have lazy eye I only see 20% so i cant really see and Now even though im 19 I have to see my eye doctor every 1 instead of every 2 years
I have had a lazy eye since I can remember when I was around 6 I wore a patch and glasses and at 10 I had surgery to straighten my right eye but now I am 16 and it has come back. Is there anything I can do? Please pm me thanks a lot
Hi there, I have been searching for a few months for some advice or help in correcting my esotropia. The last doctor I saw just told me I'd always have to wear glasses, and contacts weren't an option. I have an appointment for a consultation for LASIK but I am doubtful that will help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I've lived an active lifestyle all my life but since my eyes have gotten worse I haven't been able to wear contacts which has made it hard to play sports.
Hi there, I have been searching for a few months for some advice or help in correcting my esotropia. The last doctor I saw just told me I'd always have to wear glasses, and contacts weren't an option. I have an appointment for a consultation for LASIK but I am doubtful that will help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I've lived an active lifestyle all my life but since my eyes have gotten worse I haven't been able to wear contacts which has made it hard to play sports.
@stevencl17 I wish esotropia was a simple thing. It ranges in complexity though and may or may not involve the accommodation (focusing ability of the eyes). Sometimes the contacts work as well as glasses and sometimes not. Same goes for LASIK. But probably less so for LASIK. When the surgeon determines your candidacy, he/she should measure the relationship between the accommodation and the turning of the eye. If only one eye turns and it is constant, then strabismus surgery might be a good
@stevencl17 strabismus or tropias cannot be cure directly, especialy with lasik, but you can train your eyes using prismatic lenses, i tell you this method is very annoying, you'll got headache and eyestrain, but it's helpful, and one more thing, you do this for months, go to qualified opthometris or opthalmologis to get prescription, but remember it's not prescription for helping your eyes to see clear, but only prescription to train your eyes....good luck.
So when i was 4 i had to have surgery cuz my eyelids werent strong enough to stay up. they took muscles from my leg and put them in my eyelids. well my eyes look fairly small now im 20 i think one of them might appear lazy but when i look in a mirror, it looks normal to me. but then some ppl say i have a lazy eye and i think that might be why i dont really attract girls...is there a procedure that could both make it so you could see more of my eyes and make the one that looks lazy not look lazy?
@ne1cdat It may be that the surgery at age 4 was successful but now that your face is grown a re-evaluation is in order to make sure the eyelids and eye turn are corrected appropriately. Most general ophthalmologists would be able to evaluate that for you. Some optometrists are good at this evaluation and would know a good surgeon for it as well. My recommendation is to go have it evaluated with your SPECIFIC concerns in mind.
@mingazoid1 the number difference between the eyes is not the determining factor. The definition or diagnosis is based on the potential visual function of the eye. BUT, the difference between the eyes can be a contributing factor.
this vid wont work so who ever sees my message please help me please.... im blind in 1 eye and my mom told me theres eye exercises but i cant do it cause i cant c in my right im sick of people making fun of me at school i cry in the bathroom at school if any 1 can give me some tips i would really be happy
@xXfoxridersXx without knowing exactly what your condition is I can recommend one exercise that has worked well in my office. Number one you need to have the best vision possible in your right eye, so if you have glasses wear them for this. Next cover your left eye. Now this is the important part. You need to do something active with the right eye. Read, play with a PSP or gameboy, or my favorite fill in all the holes in all enclosed letters in a magazine article. (a D B b o p etcetra)
@xXfoxridersXx continued from last post, It will be extra tough to see from your right eye at first but keep doing that every day for ten minutes or more. Pretty soon your brain will start to pay attention to that eye. If you have an eye that turns in or out, surgery might be the ultimate fix. Doing these exercises will be helpful in the long run though even if you do have surgery to straighten the eye. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
So if a person has a lazy eye can they see 2 things at the same time?
Like if one eye is looking straight and the other one is looking to the right, can they see whats happening striaght ahead and whats happening to their right?
Normally the vision from one eye is suppressed. This is what suprizes some people. They have no idea because the eye doesn't turn much and they don't see double. The brain has a tremendous ability to fill in what ever is missing.
@justinsparhawk I have a slight lazy eye. Both eyes are straight just one is slightly turned inwards, unnoticable with out tests. I'm in college and the contant strain is making me consider dropping out. Amblyopia can't be fixed after 10? ....I'm 22
@skylet07 Very good question. This gets into the details of amblyopia and strabismus. The most important thing to do is find out why the right eye turns in. It just might be because the eyes are trying very hard to focus, thus causing the eye to turn in a little(the two actions are connected). If that is the case, appropriate reading glasses would do wonders. I see that in college age people all the time. Amblyopia is the inability of the brain to distinguish small detail.
@skylet07 continued from last reply: So Amblyopia ultimately becomes a problem of the brain. An eye turn, or strabismus, can be helped any time with the use of glasses, eye exercises, or surgery, depending on the severity. In your case the glasses option sounds like it would work, but have it checked out with that in mind.
Are you saying there is a physiological change at around age 11 or 12 which means the brain can't reconnect to the amblyopic eye in the same way as it could before that age?
Yes in the age range of approx, 10-12 the visual cortex becomes much, much less able to make physiological changes. With amblyopia, the visual cortex specializes many more nerves to interpret the vision of the better eye at the expense of the amblyopic eye. The tissue studies are quite striking, showing more nerves dedicated to the better eye. The good news is, before that age, we can stimulate the brain and increase the potential vision in the amblyopic eye.
Thanks. Does this mean that you would still work with stimulation through the amblyopic eye in an adult? Or is this considered too difficult to achieve?
There are documented cases of adults improving vision in amblyopic eyes. I have in fact seen a patient in the last year who had amblyopia due to a life long strabismus(constantly turned eye). She had cataract surgery on her good eye and wanted, desperately, to see a bit better with the "bad eye". She improved from 20/200 to 20/70 in a relatively short time. It was enough improvement that the surgeon agreed to do a strabismus surgery to straighten that eye. That is a rare case though.
Hello Justin,
my 7 years old son is on waiting list for squint surgery.But because his vision in both eyes is almost even (+4.25 and +4.00)and he can see very good with his glasses on( and I can't notice any squint through his glasses),doctor said that after surgery he will see double.So now I am confused,maybe he will be better of without surgery and later in life he could get lazer surgery for his vision and he woun't squint any more?
sonataok 2 weeks ago
I was diagnosed with lazy eye at 7 now im 19 and i was told since i didnt get diagnosed at 2 itll never be corrected. I never noticed my eye turning and the other normal, its just so blurry for me. And the eye i have lazy eye I only see 20% so i cant really see and Now even though im 19 I have to see my eye doctor every 1 instead of every 2 years
miniteen59 1 month ago
Is Dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) considered to be a lazy eye? And in an adult is there a way to correct it without surgery?
sourxlemmon 2 months ago
do u have skype ?
TheFilthMonster 3 months ago
Hello I'm Shane
I have had a lazy eye since I can remember when I was around 6 I wore a patch and glasses and at 10 I had surgery to straighten my right eye but now I am 16 and it has come back. Is there anything I can do? Please pm me thanks a lot
Shane
ShaneP2k11 6 months ago
Hellu justin
I'm 14 and i think my right eye is a little lazy .
it's sticks out more then the left eye .
can i fix it somehow ?
Pls answer
REDBULLISNOBULLSHIT 7 months ago
Hi there, I have been searching for a few months for some advice or help in correcting my esotropia. The last doctor I saw just told me I'd always have to wear glasses, and contacts weren't an option. I have an appointment for a consultation for LASIK but I am doubtful that will help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I've lived an active lifestyle all my life but since my eyes have gotten worse I haven't been able to wear contacts which has made it hard to play sports.
stevencl17 8 months ago
Hi there, I have been searching for a few months for some advice or help in correcting my esotropia. The last doctor I saw just told me I'd always have to wear glasses, and contacts weren't an option. I have an appointment for a consultation for LASIK but I am doubtful that will help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I've lived an active lifestyle all my life but since my eyes have gotten worse I haven't been able to wear contacts which has made it hard to play sports.
stevencl17 8 months ago
@stevencl17 I wish esotropia was a simple thing. It ranges in complexity though and may or may not involve the accommodation (focusing ability of the eyes). Sometimes the contacts work as well as glasses and sometimes not. Same goes for LASIK. But probably less so for LASIK. When the surgeon determines your candidacy, he/she should measure the relationship between the accommodation and the turning of the eye. If only one eye turns and it is constant, then strabismus surgery might be a good
justinsparhawk 8 months ago
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@stevencl17 strabismus or tropias cannot be cure directly, especialy with lasik, but you can train your eyes using prismatic lenses, i tell you this method is very annoying, you'll got headache and eyestrain, but it's helpful, and one more thing, you do this for months, go to qualified opthometris or opthalmologis to get prescription, but remember it's not prescription for helping your eyes to see clear, but only prescription to train your eyes....good luck.
13drey666 8 months ago
So when i was 4 i had to have surgery cuz my eyelids werent strong enough to stay up. they took muscles from my leg and put them in my eyelids. well my eyes look fairly small now im 20 i think one of them might appear lazy but when i look in a mirror, it looks normal to me. but then some ppl say i have a lazy eye and i think that might be why i dont really attract girls...is there a procedure that could both make it so you could see more of my eyes and make the one that looks lazy not look lazy?
ne1cdat 1 year ago
@ne1cdat It may be that the surgery at age 4 was successful but now that your face is grown a re-evaluation is in order to make sure the eyelids and eye turn are corrected appropriately. Most general ophthalmologists would be able to evaluate that for you. Some optometrists are good at this evaluation and would know a good surgeon for it as well. My recommendation is to go have it evaluated with your SPECIFIC concerns in mind.
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
Hey Justin, is there a such thing as having an "x" Dioptre difference between the two eyes to be classed as having a "lazy eye?"
For example, the difference in prescription between my two eyes are -1.0.
Would that be classed as having a lazy eye? or is there no set prescription difference and its just based upon the alignment of the eye?
mingazoid1 1 year ago
@mingazoid1 the number difference between the eyes is not the determining factor. The definition or diagnosis is based on the potential visual function of the eye. BUT, the difference between the eyes can be a contributing factor.
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
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hilaryvan 1 year ago
this vid wont work so who ever sees my message please help me please.... im blind in 1 eye and my mom told me theres eye exercises but i cant do it cause i cant c in my right im sick of people making fun of me at school i cry in the bathroom at school if any 1 can give me some tips i would really be happy
xXfoxridersXx 1 year ago
@xXfoxridersXx without knowing exactly what your condition is I can recommend one exercise that has worked well in my office. Number one you need to have the best vision possible in your right eye, so if you have glasses wear them for this. Next cover your left eye. Now this is the important part. You need to do something active with the right eye. Read, play with a PSP or gameboy, or my favorite fill in all the holes in all enclosed letters in a magazine article. (a D B b o p etcetra)
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
@xXfoxridersXx continued from last post, It will be extra tough to see from your right eye at first but keep doing that every day for ten minutes or more. Pretty soon your brain will start to pay attention to that eye. If you have an eye that turns in or out, surgery might be the ultimate fix. Doing these exercises will be helpful in the long run though even if you do have surgery to straighten the eye. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
Is that mr.clean?
Arctichayze18 1 year ago
So if a person has a lazy eye can they see 2 things at the same time?
Like if one eye is looking straight and the other one is looking to the right, can they see whats happening striaght ahead and whats happening to their right?
lovepoison102 2 years ago
Normally the vision from one eye is suppressed. This is what suprizes some people. They have no idea because the eye doesn't turn much and they don't see double. The brain has a tremendous ability to fill in what ever is missing.
justinsparhawk 2 years ago
@justinsparhawk I have a slight lazy eye. Both eyes are straight just one is slightly turned inwards, unnoticable with out tests. I'm in college and the contant strain is making me consider dropping out. Amblyopia can't be fixed after 10? ....I'm 22
skylet07 1 year ago
@skylet07 Very good question. This gets into the details of amblyopia and strabismus. The most important thing to do is find out why the right eye turns in. It just might be because the eyes are trying very hard to focus, thus causing the eye to turn in a little(the two actions are connected). If that is the case, appropriate reading glasses would do wonders. I see that in college age people all the time. Amblyopia is the inability of the brain to distinguish small detail.
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
@skylet07 continued from last reply: So Amblyopia ultimately becomes a problem of the brain. An eye turn, or strabismus, can be helped any time with the use of glasses, eye exercises, or surgery, depending on the severity. In your case the glasses option sounds like it would work, but have it checked out with that in mind.
justinsparhawk 1 year ago
Are you saying there is a physiological change at around age 11 or 12 which means the brain can't reconnect to the amblyopic eye in the same way as it could before that age?
HappyHag 2 years ago
Yes in the age range of approx, 10-12 the visual cortex becomes much, much less able to make physiological changes. With amblyopia, the visual cortex specializes many more nerves to interpret the vision of the better eye at the expense of the amblyopic eye. The tissue studies are quite striking, showing more nerves dedicated to the better eye. The good news is, before that age, we can stimulate the brain and increase the potential vision in the amblyopic eye.
justinsparhawk 2 years ago
Thanks. Does this mean that you would still work with stimulation through the amblyopic eye in an adult? Or is this considered too difficult to achieve?
HappyHag 2 years ago
There are documented cases of adults improving vision in amblyopic eyes. I have in fact seen a patient in the last year who had amblyopia due to a life long strabismus(constantly turned eye). She had cataract surgery on her good eye and wanted, desperately, to see a bit better with the "bad eye". She improved from 20/200 to 20/70 in a relatively short time. It was enough improvement that the surgeon agreed to do a strabismus surgery to straighten that eye. That is a rare case though.
justinsparhawk 2 years ago