can anyone tell me about lazy eyes?

Question

when someone has a lazy eye do they see straight? double vision? are they blind in that eye? How do they see? (no offense to anyone who has a lazy eye)

Answer 1

Amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye," is a condition characterized by diminished vision in one eye. It is not correctable by eyeglasses or contact lenses and is not usually triggered by an eye disease. Instead, amblyopia can develop when: the extraocular muscles fail to align the eyes properly and the part of the brain that controls vision "favors" one eye over the other; an eye with a significant refractive error in one eye goes uncorrected for a period of time; or there is a large difference in the refractive power, and one eye is favored. All babies are born with poor eyesight that normally improves as they grow. In amblyopia, one eye becomes stronger. If the weaker eye is untreated, eyesight will progressively worsen. The two most common types of amblyopia are strabismic and anisometropic. In strabismic amblyopia, strabismus is present and the eyes are not aligned properly resulting in one eye being used less than the other. The nonpreferred eye is not adequately stimulated and the visual brain cells do not develop normally. With anisometropic amblyopia, the eyes have different refractive powers. For example, one eye may be nearsighted and the other farsighted. It may be difficult for the brain to balance the difference and it favors the stronger eye. Sometimes, though, a child may squint or close one eye, which indicates a visual problem. A child old enough to verbalize may complain of headaches or eyestrain. In strabismic amblyopia, the crossed eye is an obvious sign. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and how early the condition is diagnosed. It was previously believed that only young children could benefit from treatment, because the brain’s vision system is completely developed by age 8 to 10. Detection and correction before the age of 2 offers the best chance for normal vision. However, current research has concluded that effective treatment can take place at any age. The longer the condition goes uncorrected, the longer the length of treatment required. Treatment can be as simple as a pair of eyeglasses or as complex as surgery. Surgery is used to treat amblyopia caused by strabismus, cataracts, and other blockages on the cornea. For strabismus, surgery is performed on the eye muscle to force the eyes into alignment. Sometimes surgical results are cosmetic; the eyes look straighter, but they are still not aligned and require further treatment. Early surgery is often recommended, so that infants can develop normal sight as their eyes mature. Eyeglasses are used to correct the visual imbalance if amblyopia is caused by a refractive error. Glasses or bifocals are also sometimes used to straighten strabismic eyes. Vision therapy uses exercises to strengthen the eye muscle and help both eyes work together. It also trains the brain to use the amblyopic eye, improving its vision. Vision therapy can be used alone, before or after surgery, and with eyeglasses. Patching involves covering the good eye and forcing use of the amblyopic eye. The weaker eye becomes stronger with use. The problem with eye patches is that some children do not like wearing them. A patch can be worn all day or for a few hours a day, depending on the child’s age and vision. It is used until the eye has strengthened and vision has normalized or until improvement plateaus.
For more information on this subject you should consult your ophthalmic specialist
Hope this helps
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Answer 2

Heyya!! I am not completly sure but i imagine a lazy eye in a dog is the same as a lazy eye in a human. Is the puppy a pedergrie? because pedergrie animals often have lazy eyes as a result of imbreeding.... ur puppy WILL beable 2 c fine tho and I bet its dead cute! xxxxxx

Answer 3

My son has a "lazy eye," but it only wanders when he is tired. There is a medical term for it, but I forget what it is. It is caused by weak eye muscles in that eye. The doctor tried to get him to wear a patch over his stronger eye, to build the muscles of the weak eye, but he refused. He tells me he sometimes sees double when his eye wanders. Again, his is not a severe case.