Lazy Eye Question?

Question

Can you really strengthen your lazy eye by covering your good eye and only looking through your lazy eye for a few hours? Or can this be only cured surgically?

Answer 1

Yes you can

but not enough to notice it

if you covered it for a weekend it will help more

when your on you computer or playing video games cover the bad eye because it will strain it if you play for to long

Answer 2

I have a lazy eye myself. When I was a kid, in the 60s,  the eye Dr made me wear this stupid eye patch, and also to do some exercises that they claimed would strengthen my weaker muscle.

But over time they realized that in those who have a lazy eye one muscle is LONGER than the other, not weaker.  So, trying to strengthen it really is a waste of time.

Surgery really is the only way to fix it.

Answer 3

Occclusion may certainly help at your age.  You might get one  more line on the eye chart.

Surgery alone does not always help if there is no fusion of both eyes together.

Having the best possible prescription is the place to start.