Lazy Eye

Lazy Eye
    Lazy Eye occurs when the visual information from one eye is different from that of the other.  This variance can happen when strabismus causes the eyes to point in different directions, or when the eyes go about refraction differently, i.e.: one eye is nearsighted and one is farsighted.  Strabismus is a visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles.  This condition can result in double vision.  To compensate for this inconvenience, the brain cancels the weaker image of the two.  Over time, the unused eye becomes weaker and cannot be fully corrected even when a corrective lens is placed before it.  When a healthy eye cannot be fully corrected to 20/20 vision, it is called lazy eye or amblyopia.
    Four million people are affected by lazy eye in the United States.  Lazy Eye usually develops in a child's first few years and rarely develops in adults. Almost 100% of the cases of lazy eye can be corrected if the condition is detected early in childhood.

Conventional Treatment

• A Doctor may patch the good eye to strengthen the lazy eye
• The Doctor may use vision therapy exercise techniques to strengthen the eye muscles and encourage them to work together

Self-Treatment

• The patient will maintain eye exercise therapy techniques at home to strengthen the eye muscles.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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