As 1 of my other questions was what is a lazy eye?, could my theory work ??
2007-08-04 08:06:19 · 18 answers · asked by comixmind 1 in Health ➔ Optical
The generally accepted theory is that lazy eye (amblyopia) cannot be meaningfully corrected after the approximate age of seven or eight years. The brain has vision centers for each eye (left and right). These vision centers are considered "soft" until age 7 or 8. In young children, covering the strong eye will force the weak eye to do all the work of seeing, and the vision center in the brain associated with the weak eye will usually improve. But after the age of 7 or 8 the vision centers "harden" and no further improvement is normally expected.
2007-08-04 08:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe yes.--see your optometrist or opthamologist for more details. This works for little kids (lazy eye can be corrected in them by forcing them to wear a patch over their strong eye, or getting them a pair of glasses in which the lens for the strong eye is blurred). However, you might have had so lazy eye for so long that you cannot correct the damage. I think such problems are easier to correct in kids because their eyes are still developing.
2007-08-04 10:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ambliopia or, lazy eye, is usually found in children but some adults can have it too. when treating kids, many times, the strong eye is patched or drops are used to make vision fuzzy, in the hopes that the the weak eye will have to work harder and help correct itself somewhat.our doc advised patching my son's strong eye and having him play a video game using only the weak one forcing it o work harder. it worked a bit but he has glasses anyway.
2007-08-04 08:16:07 · answer #3 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would only work if you are a child.
A lazy eye is an eye which you dont really use. The other eye works twice as hard to compensate for its poor working order.
Sometimes it 'wanders' but it doesnt have to.
2007-08-04 08:10:36 · answer #4 · answered by melly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your eyes won't get worse from wearing a weaker presciption nor will they get worse from wearing the stronger one (sorry for not making your choice easy) Just ask yourself a question. 1) Do I need absoutley perfect vision in the distance? and if yes...are you prepared to put up with feeling dizzy for a little while when you adjust...which you probably will.
2016-04-01 19:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually heard this works. My lil sister in Italy walks around with on covered eye because one of her eye is lazy and the other one does all the work. So her doctors asked her to cover her for a certain period of time to make the other eye work hard. kinda like exercise for the eye. You should consult your doctor first.
2007-08-04 08:26:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the treatments for lazy eye is to cover the stronger eye untill the weaker one improves. I wouldn't do it yourself though, see an optician and they will be able to develop a treatment for you.
2007-08-04 08:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by VV 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That method is used in kids. I am not sure it would work for an adult. See what your opthomologist says. Do not do this on your own.
2007-08-04 08:16:01 · answer #8 · answered by adobeprincess 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's not your theory, it's what ophthalmologists prescribe on a daily basis!
2007-08-04 08:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by ALLEN B 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, that is how the Doctors sort out a lazy eye!
2007-08-06 04:59:47 · answer #10 · answered by Niall S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋