lazy eye???

Question

if you have a eye that goes lazy can you still see out of it???

Answer 1

it depends on what you mean by "lazy". it gets complicated.

if by "lazy", you mean "points some direction other than straight ahead"...thats called "strabismus". and then it matters whether the eye is up/down/left/right ALL THE TIME (in which case they'd see pretty poorly out of that eye and have "suppression", where their brain learns to ignore that image), or just SOMETIMES (like when they're tired, etc in which case they'd likely see well out of that eye), or if it ALTERNATES (sometimes right eye and sometimes left eye) or not.

but if by "lazy" you mean "refractive amblyopia", then they probably dont see too well out of that eye.

like i said, its more complicated than you're trying to make it. the correct answer is..."it depends".

Answer 2

I have had a lazy eye since I was a small child. If it is caught early enough it can be corrected by using eye exercises. What I would describe it as is the muscles in one eye are weaker than in the other. What usually happens is that both eyes cannot focus together. When looking at objects the lazy eye may turn in a different direction sometimes. The way it is corrected is by placing a patch over the good eye and making the lazy one work hard. It strenghtens the eye muscles. This sometimes works. Another option is surgery. My lazy eye was not so bad that I needed surgery. I did the patch thing as a child and have always worn glasses. I have a prism in my glasses on that eye and it pulls my eye in the right direction. If you have a lazy eye it shouldn't make you blind in that eye. It can affect your eyesight simply because the eyes do not focus together but like I said it can be corrected. It is more of a cosmetic thing than anything else. It simply does not look pretty. I have no problems with mine now and even without my glasses I look perfectly normal. The key to it is not ignoring the problem and getting treatment asap.

Answer 3

Normally a "lazy eye" has a lot of vision.

In particular its peripheral vision will be intact.
The amblyopic zone is often confined to quite a small central area. Just enough to prevent visual conflict with the better, dominant eye.
Even considering central "letter chart" vision, a lazy eye can have very varied degrees of amblyopia:
20/15 all the way to 20/200 or worse, depending on the individual.

But there's one thing about the phrasing of your question which worries me, slightly.
Much over about ten years of age, an eye cannot "go lazy"
If the vison of an eye is dropping and is unresponsive to glasses in a teenager or older person, it is not a lazy eye.
It almost has to be something more serious that needs investigating.

Answer 4

Amblyopia , or lazy eye , is a disorder of the eye that is characterized by poor or indistinct vision in an eye that is otherwise physically normal, or out of proportion to associated structural abnormalities. It has been estimated to affect 15% of the population.

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Answer 5

Yes you can, but its alot weaker, i have a lazy eye on my left and i can only see stuff really BIG or close if i close my right eye. In some cases of lazy eyes you can't see out of it. It all matters how bad it is.

Answer 6

i had a friend once with a lazy eye but i thought it was just stuck one day so i smacked him to try and wiggle it loose

Answer 7

Of course.

Answer 8

im not sure that's a good question.