I have a laizy eye and i'd be very happy if you could help?!
Question: I have a laizy eye and i'd be very happy if you could help?
i have a laizy eye but the problem is that i can't tell which one it is. When my eyes are open i can only use one eye the other one is not responding so i can switch from my right eye to my left eye and my left eye to my right, if i use my right the left is not responding and if i use the left eye the right one is not responding. How can i cure this? I am 17 male
Answers:
[... loner]
Let's correct the terminology.... You do NOT have a LAZY eye... just an 'alternating' strabismus (turned eye). This is better than most who have strabismus. A lazy eye is one where (due to the turned eye) the nerve doesn't develop and you end up with very poor vision... ) Now if you can function with either eye, it appears that both eyes have developed to give equal and good vision....
Don't stress about finding out which is the turned eye and which is the straight. At the moment, your brain is equally happy in using either eye.. so keep it this way. If you do find out which is the 'good/dominant' eye, you might start to use that eye much more, and make the other eye turn even more... or worse, your brain might lose its ability to 'select' and use that eye whenever it wants to.
Have eye-care prof. tried PRISM glasses on you?... or have they discussed surgery.. so that perhaps you can use BOTH eyes together to give you 3D vision?