Lazy Eye? 
TheMax
21 y
3,141
Hello. I have a 4 year old niece who when looks straight up one of her eyes turns left or right I can't remember.
She is too young to tell us what she is seeing but she is not clumsy or anything, I play with her with staffs(martial arts sticks) alot where I slowly go as if I'm going to hit her over the head and she blocks it alright.
I was wondering what this condition is called and what steps could be taken to 'fix' her eyes. I used to have terrible nearsightedness but I refused to wear glasses and instead I focused* intentively on using my eyes and a few months later my vision was fixed.
I am aware that most problems like atrophy in muscles or eyes and such occur because humans stop 'using' their body. My niece's problem is different than nearsightedness obviously, but what can I do to help her fix this problem?
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- My experience with Son's "Lazy Eye" Dee
21 y
3,139
This is a reply to # 31,934Hi there,
My son (10 yrs now) had what is called Strabismus (sorry about the sp???). He had one eye that turned in but it was corrected through surgery. He was patched etc. for a long time to correct the eye from turning in... so that we could force the eye to work harder and focus to straighten the eye but that didn't work and he has worn glasses froms 6mos.
He is nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other.. from what the opthamologist has explained... the straightening of the eye has helped with the obvious esthetics but also improved peripheral vision. He also has difficulty with depth perception but he copes quite well and is smart as a whip and loves to participate in all kinds of sports.
After the surgery the Opthamologist suggested we allow him to do play on electronic games such as game boy and sony playstation to exercise the eye.... anyway... he's doing great and the surgery was a success and the eye hasn't turned in again (sometimes that happens after a short time). His surgery was over three years ago.
Goodluck!
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- Re: My experience with "Lazy Eye" Maryellen
21 y
3,011
This is a reply to # 31,956I was born with the 'Lazy Eye' in 1946. No surgery, no patch.
I am near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other.
Since I started plate-zapping my eyes, I don't need corrective lens except reading glasses when there isn't enough light. Plenty of light; I don't even need the reading lenses.
- Re: My experience with "Lazy Eye" TheMax
21 y
2,873
This is a reply to # 31,976Sorry for the long lapse in reply. One of her eyes, when she looks up twitches but doesnt move up like the other one. The doctor said she has a nerve detached from her muscle and that they dont do surgery for that and that there is nothing we can do....
Help? - Re: My experience with "Lazy Eye" TheMax
21 y
2,864
This is a reply to # 31,976Sorry for the long lapse in reply. One of her eyes, when she looks up twitches but doesnt move up like the other one. The doctor said she has a nerve detached from her muscle and that they dont do surgery for that and that there is nothing we can do....
Help?
- Re: My experience with "Lazy Eye" TheMax
21 y
2,873
- Re: My experience with "Lazy Eye" Maryellen
21 y
3,011
- My experience with Son's "Lazy Eye" Dee
21 y
3,139
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