Amblyopia can be caused by the misalignment of the two eyes -- a condition called strabismus. Find a Physician Privacy Policy, Images and Text Policy Editorial Policy, Information Policy Advertising Policy, Financial Disclosure Policy Cookie Policy, About Us Contact Us. I have amblyopia in one eye and i am 20 years old. Here in Spain, amblyopia doesn't have any treatment at all, every single ophthalmologist says that amblyopia can only be treated before the age of 10 and the only therapy is patching the strong eye before the age comes. I have never enjoyed a 3-D movie, and when my family and I visited Universal Studios, in California in 2012, I truly missed out experiencing the joy that my daughter was experiencing from the 3-D and 4-D movies! When news of this therapy first hit the internet, people rushed out to create versions of Tetris that use old style 3d (blue/red) glasses to show the falling blocks in one color and collecting blocks in another. [28], Amblyopia is a developmental problem in the brain, not any intrinsic, organic neurological problem in the eyeball (although organic problems can lead to amblyopia which can continue to exist after the organic problem has resolved by medical intervention). Or when I'm having a conversation with a co-worker... sometimes I can see the image from my right eye (double-vision, remember) and the eye is pointing outward... so not only do I see something off to the right, but my co-worker clearly sees my right eye off in la-la land. Many people due to their misconception get a delay in treatment thus facing lots of difficulties. All of the above work was done in the laboratory using space consuming computer equipment. Hi i'm 17 years old I have a congenital cataract in one eye and the doctors told me that I can't get a surgery because my eye is lazy.
Can amblyopia (lazy eye) be treated at all? Thank you Deise. Most people stop producing the optical nerve but you continued to do so.
However, a recent study showed that children whose amblyopia persists despite two hours of daily patching may improve if daily patching is extended to 6 hours.
I always tell my parents I wish they never used the patch on me. Rajesh Bahl 91-9891000766 India, Lazy eye treated well with playing of video games on ipad: my son 12 year was detected with lazy eye in left eye while right eye was normal. Also pediatric refractive surgery is a treatment option, in particular if conventional approaches have failed due to aniseikonia or lack of compliance or both.[26]. This could be due to blurry vision for a number of reasons or misaligned eyes. Really hoping the technology becomes available in Ireland. I would very much like to be in any study that might help me and certainly others with the same problem. Been suffering lazy eye all my life and all they do in the UK is throw glasses at me which leaves me frustrated and seems to make my eyes go downhill further so that I am starting to need new glasses every 12 months or so. I also was told it will not improve my vision as the surgery did for my right eye. I have a amblyopia caused by a different thickness of my left and right eye lenses. There was a misconception in the olden days that the lazy eye cannot be fixed or treated in adults. Is it possible to have both lazy eyes??? (1), Visual stimulation is carried by the optic nerve to the brain. The current treatment approach is based on the assumption that amblyopia is the primary problem and the loss of binocular function is the secondary consequence. The brain and the eyes work together to produce vision. I thought I went blind for good turns out my good eye was completely overloaded and glasses do not help at all because when I look around it I see as if I have only one eye even though I can see very blurry in my bad eye only if my good eye is closed.