Can a person with an amblioptic(sp) eye have Lasik surgery?

Question

It's also called a lazy eye. I've been told by one dr that no one would do the surgery on me because I have this condtion. Is this true?

Answer 1

With an amblyopic eye, it means one of your eyes does not see as well as the other, with or without correction. By having surgery on your "good" eye, you risk complications that could deteriorate the vision in your good eye. No doctor wants to be held responsible for damaging the one good eye you have and leaving you stuck seeing out of the eye that see's "subpar". It would be an unnecessary risk and lawsuit waiting to happen.
Sorry!
~future O.D.

Answer 2

I also had amblyopia, and I had lasik. That's not what corrected it, though. One year before I had lasik, I an surgery of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus, tne condition that causes amblyopia. It was done outpatient with several days of recovery time. I wore an eye patch, like a pirate. Arrrrrrr.
The surgery corrected the strabismus (lazy eye) and one year later my vision was perfected with a short lasik operation, also done outpatient. It was the best thing I ever did for myself.

Answer 3

It really depends on the best corrected vision of the amblyopic eye. If you are legally blind in the bad eye (20/200 or worse), then why risk the chance of something going wrong with the good eye. A great surgeon tells his patients to think of it this way, "If you had surgery in your good eye and something catastrophic happened and you lost the vision in your good eye, would it be worth it to know that you tried or would you ask yorself why you ever messed with the good eye." I personally wouldn't mess with it.

Answer 4

You would take advice from HERE over what a MD has told you??

Answer 5

no