2007-02-15 06:57:58 · 5 answers · asked by E 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Although it got a thumbs-down vote, the explanation above stating that the brain 'turns off' to the lazy eye is essentially correct. People with strabismus (lazy eyes) develop amblyopia (meaning an alteration in the way the brain processes the images from the eyes) and, if it's an early permanent condition can even become functionally blind in one eye. People that develop strabismus later in life actually have double-vision which literally results from the brain receiving two images that do not align. There's an overview of amblyopia at the link below and there are many other informative websites available.
2007-02-15 07:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by jchaddavis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I have a lazy eye myself and i can see just fine. I think that the problem with lazy eyes is that one eye is more powerful than the other.
2007-02-15 07:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by Adrianne H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am assuming by lazy eye you mean that one eye is turned. The vision to the turned eye is usually turned off or ignored by the brain, so they are only looking out of the straight eye.
2007-02-15 07:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by idoc4u2 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hm ive never thought of that..
good question!
2007-02-15 07:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...and if they have blue eyes they can still see in color, not just blue.
2007-02-15 07:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Kier22_2 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋