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Can you use surgery to correct lazy eye?

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  1. eyediddy
    Member

    define lazy eye.

    crosseyed yes

    poor visuall acuity prolly no

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Dresden Rose
    Member

    My lazy eye was corrected with eyeglasses.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. princeidoc
    Member

    "lazy eye" is a lay term usually referring to "amblyopia" or poor acuity even with best Rx:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyopia

    but many patients are confused and assume that a lazy eye is one that points in or out or up or down. technically thats not "lazy eye", thats strabismus:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabismus

    surgery can sometimes lessen or correct strabismus (certainly not always tho, as is assumed by many). there is no surgery for amblyopia

    Posted 1 year ago #

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