Can Wearing An Eyepatch Improve Your Vision?

Can wearing an eyepatch improve the vision in your "bad" eye? I've always wondered, so I ordered an eyepatch and wore it for 6 hours every day to find out.
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If you're actually reading this... DO NOT WEAR AN EYEPATCH TO TRY TO IMPROVE YOUR VISION!

[@paigemcdonald568]

As someone struggling with a lazy eye while simultaneously having total disdain for glasses, I sincerely appreciate this experiment. Having said that, it definitely should have been done under the supervision of an opthomologist. I don't have as much time as I'd like to to write this comment at this very moment, but I feel very compelled to at least relay what I've learned from my own journey (my own coclusions as a lay person, concsusions from published research, as well as conclusions from my various treating physicians) and what might actually be going on. So... first of all obstructing vision in the weak eye for prolonged periods CAN weaken the vision in your strong eye while simultaneously strengthening the weak eye. Especially if you're patching for that long. Doctors may have recommended you try patching for a few hours at a time. To that I'd add to not do anything to strain your eye too much during that time. Also, you're probably far-sighted which would explain why you had so much eye strain, pressure, twitching, and general difficulty while using a computer and trying to read. I'm also far sighted and what I've learned is that we have a really hard time looking at screens in general. Far sighted eyes have a hard time focusing on anything pixelated for a number of reasons, namely that the screens are constantly flickering and refreshing and our eyes already gave to work really hard to see up close so that just adds to the burden on them. Also, causing your eyes too much strain can create pressure buildup which is VERY harmful to your eyesight. I'd highly recommend looking into that because there's so much to cover. When you have a weaker eye (amblyopia) your eyes are struggling to work together (binocular vision) so patching as an adult isn't very effective because your brain has already learned to see the way it does now. There are way better ways of explaining all of this but, like I said, I just want to kinda get it out quickly. I'd look into that too; very interesting stuff. Treatment that MAY actually help is vision therapy. I plan on starting in a few months when this semester ends and I have more time so I don't have personal experience in regards to that, but it's DEFINITELY worth looking into. I hope this info inspires you to stay on your path to better vision, but PLEASE do so under the supervision of a doctor, which is something I also regrettably avoided for wayyy too long. Good luck!!!

[@snakejuce]

It's been 6 months. What happened?

[@Woozy_Official]

Nice! Thanks for the info. I myself also got an lazy eye sadly there’s nothing that’ll make it better. But i did buy an eye patch just to use at home and put it on my bad eye.

[@alphaDad0806]

Amblyopia is of 3 types. excluding Strabismus, there are 2 kinds, Isometropic and Anisometropic. in case of Isometropic, both eyes have different vision and may have astigmatism and spherical aberration. As a result one may be far sighted from the p.o.v of spherical power and at rhe same time, near sighted from the astigmatism. This is complicated and in thus case, you want to follow a strict 8 hr patch on alternative eye everyday. weak eye patch for 3 days and stronger eye for 4. I am not talking theory here. This has helped someone who was 4/10 with glasses turned to 9/10, with juat 2 months of above schedule. so every case might be different and so long one is making sure there is weighted balance of patching on both eyes, there is no harm and only upside

[@arpitsharma22]

Can you please share your experience with vision treatment now ?

[@sacrenough]

Gotta respect that honesty at the start!

[@ApexAshan]

Thank you for doing this test man you're a hero

[@FREEDOM2B]

Thank you for doing this! I''m glad you stopped after 15 days though I agree with your conclusions. This was extremely valuable information to me as I have my left eye weaker than my right eye and was thinking about wearing a patch . I had heard that it can worsen your sight in your good eye. 👀

[@GoldenTV3]

Or if everyone wore eye patches eye glass companies couldn't make huge amounts of money off of you.

[@beachstreet101]

That is fascinating test. It seemed as you said that the vision in your good eye got worse while the vision in your bad eye improved. It’s almost like it’s not worth it to jeopardize the vision in your good eye. I guess the verdict is don’t wear an eye patch for an extended period of time unless you have no choice like surgery etc.

[@RainyWolf7]

"This test shows just how much bad my right eye is" My right eye is so weak that I couldn't even see the chart in a old test that shows if I am legally allowed to drive a car without my glasses The test results (driver's test) Left eye :80% visual lost Right eye : extreme visual lost I have myopia caused by slight marfan syndrome : /

[@andreafarland9680]

You rock thank you

[@pokedubby3722]

1:17 that is just NOT gonna happen, i need my right eye or els ima die or something, it's very uneven with me and I'm almost blind on the left. And i can't do anything with my left

[@jakesz92]

15 days is very little time for this training. Even for children, but especially for adults. However, I think it's a great thing that in such a short time there has been some improvement in the bad eye. And the good eye deteriorated because it was used less during that time and the eye muscle was not working. But it may get stronger when it is back at work. The goal is for the bad eye to catch up with the good eye anyway, and to be used them at the same time. But that doesn't take 15 days, it takes six months at least.

[@SurprisedPika666]

You saved me from the same experiment. I have the exact same eye problems as you so it's funny.

[@Nephew075]

I was told to patch my left eye but I hardly did it

[@DerBjjjg]

Actually I think for me it totally can help my vision. Don't get me wrong 3 dimensional vision is important. But I look at a 2 dimensional screen the whole day. And because the vision in my left eye is super weird and it sees part of my vision double it sometimes helps me to close that eye to read small text. So for me in some cases it helps.

[@Nollow]

i was patched, but it wasnt a cool eyepatch so i barely ever did it, reckon if they provided a "cool" pirate eyepatch i would've done the treatment more

[@erebys21]

"This test shows just how bad my right eye is" if that is bad, then I might as well not even have my left eye that needs to squint to see the 3rd row clearly in the test

[@MattXShaver]

😂 okay fair, it shows how bad MY right eye is compared to MY left

[@SollomonTheWise]

my glasses broke and its been three weeks. I can no longer concentrate with both eyes and squinting is so problematic that I just close one eye for my entire workshift cause mentally its just easier.

[@savo1086]

2 hours seeing with your bad eye, and 1 hour with your good, and for longer than 15 days, potentially, more like two years, would be an interesting experiment… The fear for me would be developing a turned in eye… but the prospect of having both eyes functioning equally strong, without side effects, is very endearing :) I believe pirates wore them to enhance their vision for seeing longer distances, which absolutely makes sense… whether it worked or not :s Cool video 👌🏻

[@MattXShaver]

It would be a cool experiment, although probably somewhat annoying 😅 Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!

[@andreafarland9680]

Appreciate your experiment I am wearing an eyepatch right now because all the sudden after a migraine the vision in my right eye diminished and it’s making me dizzy so I figured I would try to cover it. Do you ever get used to the eyepatch as far as getting around with it, I feel so off

[@farahshah2971]

Have u improved

[@akanshasartisticzone4352]

I have the same problem, in my case, it's the left eye. Actually, I am doing this while typing it. I cant see the letters properly.it rally blurry

[@MattXShaver]

Go see an eye doctor!

[@akanshasartisticzone4352]

Yup I am going to get glasses

[@BimalKurup-vq3lg]

I am 37 and I am suffering from Keratoconus is this works for me.

[@Runner-fz5qg]

I feel like six hours is too much growing up it was an hour a day two days a week.

[@lucasbaker2777]

I was recommended an eye patch

[@edwardshaver868]

Ray Charles can see dat!

[@alexb9039]

Just saved me from doing the same experiment. Although i wonder if you only wore it for an hour instead of six, would the results in the good eye be as bad or unchanged.

[@alexb9039]

Another thought is perhaps the good eye did not change, but due to being in the dark for an extra 6 hours per day for 15 days, resulted in different light sensitivity. That may affect how you see things temporarily.

[@notnormaledit]

If u wear it everyday eye patch u can get night vision on dark

[@MattXShaver]

Like a pirate!

[@kyoxtohru112]

As a glasses wearer with a lazy eye as well I can say that glasses aren't fool proof and is why I'm watching this video to see if it does help. Also just started the video so I don't have the overall consensus, but wanted to comment that glasses aren't a complete solution.

[@dasavagebuzzsaw]

its my bad eye not my good dye constant blurry visisin.

[@Utilizador-gs3lx]

There be tresure in this landd

[@lewdude2k8]

Watching this whilst wearing my eye patch 😂 as a 28 y/o will it improve a lazy eye appearance?

[@MattXShaver]

Good question, I didn’t do any research on whether or not it helps a lazy eye, but I would doubt it

[@lewdude2k8]

@@MattXShaver thanks, my left is so weak I can barely manage 10 minutes with the eye patch on lol the other eye keeps going weirdly static when it’s on which left me feeling nauseous. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@Genius_bddarija]

I have myopia in my left eye, i'm 29 yo and my doctor ordered me to wear an eye patch outside work hours because i'm a teacher i can't handle my class with my low vision, i patched it for the average of 7 hours a day, i'm getting used to it, it works beleive me, just persevere

[@lewdude2k8]

@@Genius_bddarija thanks for the feedback, I’m gonna try. I can only take an hour so far but I’m gonna keep pushing. I’m hoping it fixes my lazy eye

[@nickolassantiago5364]

So your god eye that you didn’t work got bad a bit while your bad eye you worked got better by a bit that tell me that Your eye a muscle that a person might be able to work it out we’re they need too but it interesting it also told me your good eye that compasated for your bad eye has perfect vision cause you had a left eye that was bad. Intriguing

[@RainyWolf7]

I'm trying this and it is my 2nd day

[@farahshah2971]

Ur cmnts now

[@RainyWolf7]

@@farahshah2971 Well, it didn't work at all, tested, and nothing, my right eye is just bad, I kept it up until my optometrist literally stopped me saying that it's a bad idea for someone who doesn't have lazy eye, they told me it'll just make my good eye worse, so I stopped

[@eydaimon]

Given progressive myopia have you considered that you may have saved yourself from getting worse vision?

[@MattXShaver]

I think so haha, if I had kept doing this I think my vision would have continued to get worse

[@Paul-ie9tw]

this is because every human have ocular dominant in their eyes, you can learn about this...

[@Anas_fazil]

Bro my both eyes sucks how improve the

[@dammitimmad9121]

Wear 2 eye patches

[@fll1300]

Can’t use a eyepatch too much time should be damage on your eye or both that eye patch cool a hate mine

[@reycesarcarino4653]

I commend your experiment

[@MattXShaver]

Thank you 😂

[@Stoltzy64]

No, it can’t. Once a person reaches 5-6 yrs of age, the vision is already formed.

[@GremlinFloof804]

My left eye is worst than my right eye

[@MattXShaver]

It’s super annoying!

[@fll1300]

Can you see to the sides of that eyepatch or is complete cover your vision mine I can see a little bit to the sides adds light it’s annoying

[@MattXShaver]

Mine was pretty good, almost no light came through at all

[@suter_suter1598]

Reeeeee

[@siana2508]

Did ur vision has been improved ?

[@MattXShaver]

It was not improved!

[@firdaushaji2638]

@@MattXShaver Thats impossibel. Therefore you should wear long term.

[@nickolassantiago5364]

So your god eye that you didn’t work got bad a bit while your bad eye you worked got better by a bit that tell me that Your eye a muscle that a person might be able to work it out we’re they need too but it interesting it also told me your good eye that compasated for your bad eye has perfect vision cause you had a left eye that was bad. Intriguing