Lazy Eye

Lazy eye, or amblyopic eye, occurs when one eye doesn’t develop properly. Sight is weaker in that eye, and it tends to move “lazily” around while the other eye stays put. It’s found in infants, children, and adults, and rarely affects both eyes. If in infants and children, treatment needs immediately.

Vision loss can be avoided if a lazy eye is detected and treated in early childhood. Treatment includes full correction of glasses or contact lenses and using a patch or other strategies to make a child use the lazy eye and or removal the cause of stimulus deprivation