For Opticians, my husband friend was born with a lazy eye,?

Question

as a child he kept taken his glasses with the eye patch over the good eye off. Now his good eye is on the blink, he can see with the lazy eye if he holds the newspaper very close.
Do you think anything can be done for the lazy eye now, he is a retired man in his 60's
thanks in advance?

Answer 1

Princeidoc and I differ a little on this...

While I certainly don't believe the wilder claims of those (especially on websites) who maintain they can cure almost any amblyopia at any age, I have seen some surprising improvements in some older individuals.
I go that far and no further.

Both eyes clearly need careful assessment.
A low-vision specialist practitioner may be required, but that need not be the first step.

Optometrist, retired.

Answer 2

highly unlikely that a "lazy eye" can be fixed in a person who is ion their 60's. even if the strabismus or "turned eye" (if he has one) is straightened, he's never going to fix the amblyopia (reduced acuity) in that eye.

so the short answer is...no. nothing can be done for the lazy eye now.

ps oreo has no idea what he's talking about. dont need an "ophthalmologist" for this...need an optometrist. only need an ophthalmologist for SURGERY and this is not a surgical case.

Answer 3

My son had a lazy eye - they said that it could be corrected because he was under 7, apparently after that there is nothing they can do.

Can he not get something done with the better eye - laser treatment or something?

Answer 4

No, there is nothing more that can be done if it is a lazy eye.
The good thing is that monocular people get along just fine in this world

Answer 5

He needs to see an ophthalmologist (not an optometrist). They will be able to tell him if there is any treatment for this condition.

Answer 6

I had one as a kid, it's OK now, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks!