my 4 year old nephew has terribl lazy eye...what should i do? will it go away?????
2007-07-20 05:18:24 · 7 answers · asked by Queen Bee 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Get him to an eye doctor quickly!! A lazy eye becomes weaker and weaker as the child learns to see the world with his good, stronger eye. Patching the good eye to make the weak one work is used to help strengthen the turned in eye. This is a problem that should have been attended to already, as it is harder to correct easily after the age of 4.
He will not outgrow it!
He will probably need glasses and perhaps surgery to correct this problem but there are programs to help with the cost if that is the reason he has not seen an optomitrist. Call The Society To Prevent Blindness, or any eye doctor should be willing to help him. The longer you wait, the more damage is being done, and he can lose all of the vision in that eye!! Thanks for being such a caring Aunt. You have probably saved his sight. But make that appointment now, this is not something that can be dealt with at home.
2007-07-20 05:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Mia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully this information will help you and your nephew...
What is Amblyopia (lazy eye)?
Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, is the eye condition noted by reduced vision not correctable by glasses or contact lenses and is not due to any eye disease. The brain, for some reason, does not fully acknowledge the images seen by the amblyopic eye. This almost always affects only one eye but may manifest with reduction of vision in both eyes. It is estimated that three percent of children under six have some form of amblyopia.
Causes of Amblyopia
Both eyes must receive clear images during the critical period. Anything that interferes with clear vision in either eye during the critical period (birth to 6 years of age) can result in amblyopia (a reduction in vision not corrected by glasses or elimination of an eye turn). The most common causes of amblyopia are constant strabismus (constant turn of one eye), anisometropia (different vision/prescriptions in each eye), and/or blockage of an eye due to trauma, lid droop, etc. If one eye sees clearly and the other sees a blur, the good eye and brain will inhibit (block, suppress, ignore) the eye with the blur. Thus, amblyopia is a neurologically active process. The inhibition process (suppression) can result in a permanent decrease in the vision in that eye that can not be corrected with glasses, lenses, or lasik surgery.
2007-07-20 05:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by PRECIANA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple different types of lazy eye. It could be strabismus where he will need to wear glasses to strengthen that eye. My son has it and it has been working very very well! It can go away, but only with proper care and treatment.
2007-07-20 05:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by brandywine840213 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cousin lived with us from 6 months to 3 years...she had lazy eye bad too. around the time she turned for they took her to the eye doctor and they gave her glasses. she always had to keep them on but shes 10 now and you cant tell she has lazy eye anymore, but she still wears the glasses on a regular basis.
2007-07-20 07:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eye needs to strengthen the muscles, get a patch for the good eye.
2007-07-20 05:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by ForensicAccountant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should have already been seen by a pediatric opthomologist to determine treatment. If not, you might want to help the mom get an appointment.
2007-07-20 05:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give the eye an energy drink.
2007-07-20 05:25:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋