I have a lazy eye I need help?

Question

I'm 15 and at the age 9 and up I have had a lazy eye or something. I can only look through one eye and then the other goes to the side wat is this called.

I told my my mom to call the eye doctor so I could get surgery like one of my moms friends.

I wear glasses and it looks terrible that one eye goes to the side. I want to get rid off it now but my mom sais in the summer. Meanwhile I don't want to wait that long I want it now.

What should I do besides wearing a patch which didnt work?

Answer 1

I also had a lazy eye, and was pressured into surgery. It may or may not be the best option for you, but first we should set things straight:

Is the vision in your lazy eye a lot worse (or is getting worse) than the vision in your right eye?

If yes, then you do actually have a "lazy eye", or amblyopia.

If no, your condition is not called lazy eye, but instead strabismus (which may eventually lead to amblyopia)

If you happen to have strabismus, then surgery may be an option for you. But keep in mind that these surgeries tend to relapse. I had this surgery at 3 years of age, and by age 7, my eye was turning outwards again.

If you happen to have amblyopia, I would not get the surgery. Lazy eye is actually a problem in your brain, so why fix the muscles in your eye? That won't fix the vision problems and make your eyes work together. Most opthamologists will try to convince you to get surgery (as that is their specialty), but most of them don't know about vision therapy. Try getting a second opinion before choosing a treatment plan. Find an optometrist who knows about vision therapy.

Although success rates are very good, vision therapy is expensive and time consuming. The program generally lasts about 8 months, and you will have about 15 minutes of eye exercises a day. You would also be meeting with your therapist once a week.

I myself have gone through both treatments, and vision therapy was the most successful for me. Your case is most likely different than mine, but again, getting a second opinion is a great idea! I was told for 15 years that only surgery would fix my eyes, but I finally decided to see what other options were available. I suggest that you do too!

http://www.visiontherapy.org/

http://www.children-special-needs.org/vi...

Answer 2

I had a lazy eye when I was about eleven.

I went through eye training. They would have you look through prisims and try to put dots together with your eyes that were projected on the wall.each time they would increase the strengh of the prisim. It took a couple months, maybe about three? Ask your mother is you can go to the eye docter and try to get a therapist to help with the problem

By the way, I no longer have a lazy eye!

Best wishes <3

P.S.

However my lazy eye was quite slight. I'm not sure how serious your condition is.

Answer 3

If it is for sure a lazy eye, there are eye exercises to do that can strengthen the muscle controlling the eye. My oldest daughter has a lazy eye when she was about 12 and we did the exercises every night (mostly following a pencil with both eyes). She still has a lazy eye when she gets really tired but rarely does this happen...she is now 36....see an ophthalmologist or even possibly go on line and search for exercises for lazy eye...do the exercises every night....every night.  Good luck

Answer 4

There's nothing you can do to fix that yourself. I know that surgery and such other methods used by professionals do work. My cousin had the same issue with her eye, ever since she was born. Fortunately, after several surgeries and treatments, her eye became perfect. You'd never know that she had that issue. Just wait it out, it can be fixed. No biggie =)