What is LAZY EYE (Amblyopia) and What Causes It

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About this video: Have you, a friend or a family member been diagnosed with a lazy eye and wonder what causes lazy eye? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO will help you answer what is a lazy eye and what lazy eye looks like. Lazy eye is often known by the medical term amblyopia and is often confused with a person having an eye turn, also known as strabismus. Amblyopia can be caused by different things, such as strabismus, refractive amblyopia, and from ocular deprivation as well. Thankfully, if caught early, amblyopia or “lazy eye” can be treated and oftentimes vision can be improved.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Eye Health QOTD: Do you have a lazy eye? What is your experience with it? Did you have it treated at all?

[@nuparuapeiron7180]

I do. My right eye. I almost crashed my uncle's car when he was teaching me how to drive. If it wasn't for him, we would've crashed. I haven't treated it yet.

[@stormydriver]

Had surgery at 5 to fix it. Don't remember too much before that. Fixed yes but form time to time it wonders to the right when something catches my attention. Other times stay when I'm relaxing or not really minding. Think I need better glasses or better doctor because it bothers me sometimes( right eye) and I have headaches sometimes. Eye/noneye related.

[@randomsanwhich2]

Have amblyopia in my left eye, eye doc at the time said a patch may or may not help but was also worried about implications it may cause during school and learning. Had yearly examinations, eyes eventually settled. Still struggle with my left eye but still have 20/20 corrected with both. Doesn’t bother me day to day, hopefully they will find a way to revlearn the brain to cure this condition.

[@stormydriver]

I have noticed the spectrum for my right eye is different than my right a bit, like one looks one to 2 foot closer than other. or several inches up close. My eyes are healthy though had a glaucoma test and I'm negative. Just high eye pressure he said like 20 or 22 somewhere around that I think.

[@merileegiannantonio1554]

I was born w/my left eye almost completely behind my nose. Corrective surgery @ 15mos old. Then it was almost drifting completely to my left. Another surgery @11 yrs old. Now it drifts up & out to my left. I’m now 50 yrs old. My son has inherited a less severe case & we patched his right eye (the stronger & straighter eye) His lazy eye isn’t drifting to his nose for the most part. I’m not interested in surgery for him. We are both farsighted since birth. Also, we are unable to see out of both eyes together. This is something my family & friends can’t relate to. I’ve even had eye tests @ the DMV where the DMV agent didn’t realize what was going on😅 Since our right eyes are dominant, we only see out of our left eyes when we “switch” eyes. My right eye is always straight unless I focus out of my left eye my right eye then drifts up and out to my right side.

[@shrutijadhav8766]

my left eye is lazy and that is why i cant look at people for more than a second or else they would know, this has made me so insecure and always loose my self confidence

[@kaiking5710]

yes i feel the same way

[@carsonraffaele8228]

Same

[@airlienebanares6824]

Same 🥺

[@Mel-ny3dj]

same here

[@Statusworld-dx2fg]

😥

[@xoxocarmsie]

i have lazy eye too and it really bothered me when i get to see my eyes in a picture.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Im sorry to hear that. Have you considered having corrective surgery?

[@daviemorrison8514]

@@DoctorEyeHealth do you have to be put to sleep dduring the surgery or can you stay conscious?

[@kayaozsoy4841]

SimPaul Guy I know the struggles

[@ericawilson3097]

I have lazy eye real bad im very self conscious about because i dont want people making fun of me. I was teased horribly as a kid and as a adult. I try not too look at anyone.

[@ggmon5042]

Same

[@yesival12]

My right eye is lazy . I wish I would have kept doing my eye patch treatment when I was a child , unfortunately I quit because of bullies . This video was very helpful :)

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sorry to hear you had gotten bullied. I was bullied as a kid too. Thanks for watching.

[@madapigi1]

me too. I quit because i always took it off as a child and my parents eventually gave up

[@murphie_4559]

Noo! I always did patching on the weekend and it really didn’t work...

[@madapigi1]

@@murphie_4559 patching is supposed to be more than just on weekends when you are little

[@murphie_4559]

Giulia. Well my eye doctor said it was okay. And then I got a new eye doctor later on and he told me patching is old and contacts are better. Contacts are definitely much more helpful

[@stephanierando3477]

My daughter has lazy eye and had to wear eye patches. I told her that if people asked her to say "I'm a pirate. ARGHHH!!".

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

👍👍👍💯💖

[@madapigi1]

do it. make her wear it. My parents didn't with me and now i'm a 27 years old with incurable amblyopia

[@duckymomo7935]

Giulia. Ugh, sad your parents didn’t encourage you to wear it

[@madapigi1]

Mi Les I did wear it when I was little bit I always took it off as I couldn’t stand it. They eventually gave up unfortunately

[@stephanierando3477]

@@madapigi1 I didn't give up which is why I always encouraged her with cool things like pirate sayings and stuff. She was lucky. Her pediatrician caught the problem at the age of 4 and with a lot encouragement now at 12 she no longer needs either patches or glasses.

[@Swrd-qz7wq]

I just looked in the mirror and realized how much sleepier my eye has gotten since In last looked at it. Thanks for explaining th his to me

[@Idfktbhdude]

I was literally about to do this 😂😂😂

[@am10231]

See your lazy eye does it have 20/20 vision ? Or it has less vision

[@gavinmobs609]

@@am10231 Mine has really bad vision in my right eye

[@clutchmangeo84]

@@gavinmobs609 same and i am left hand

[@cyclops8238]

@@clutchmangeo84 Me too! I have bad vision in my left eye and I'm left handed. I can't even get my license.

[@ChaiiiKim]

I was bullied because of lazy eyes 😞 but now Im proud of it and doing some vlog on youtube and my eyes dont really matter at All 😊

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That is awesome! I will check it out!

[@tailsfan465]

@Michael Mach A lazy eye can be a lot less obvious then that, my left eye used to like to cross and misalign when i wouldn't even notice it but nowadays since i did patching when i was younger and strengthened the eye quite a bit, even with my glasses my left eye physically can't see the same as my right due to my lazy eye and the way it developed i think, but to an outsider i don't look like i have the condition.

[@ranjan_v]

I have it, I thought I'll get lasik done, bummer

[@vagatronics]

there are other surgeries to fix it

[@yeshiamangubat3330]

We had the same thoughts :(

[@rajeshputta7859]

Can u help me guys I'm unable to focus or concentrate

[@Kollectorsbondd]

@@rajeshputta7859 You're unable to focus because your very conscious to your eye

[@mosgxmes]

Same my left eye is lazy eyeb

[@vp1652]

I can’t sleep at night sometimes when I think about it. It really hurts me when my confidence drop to the floor just like my heart. I can’t make an eyes connect or talk to any girl with eye contact, I don’t wanna live this life nomore.

[@clutchmangeo84]

Same i just want to be normal🥲

[@lemonywater2979]

Hey dude, keep your head up. This might hold you back in some aspects, but a lazy eye is not a dealbreaker for most people. It definitely isn't for me! I hope you can slowly regain your confidence.

[@clutchmangeo84]

@AHMED JAVAID i can make it at home?

[@clutchmangeo84]

@AHMED JAVAID romania but my b day is tomorrow and i fell bad

[@muerteasecuestradores5461]

Try vision therapy

[@MissSaraJan3]

My son (age 4) was just diagnosed with lazy eye. And As a terrified/protective mom.. I’m here learning everything I can. Thank you breaking it down for a easy understanding. 🍃💚🍃

[@JohnWick-bb9jl]

Start patching immediately. I would give soo much to have started treatment just one month sooner. And keep doing it after the doctors say its ok. I still block my good eye and im 18.

[@emma.ca0]

Patching and glasses. I found out at 21 and my life is ruined, so do it quick as you can

[@JohnWick-bb9jl]

@@emma.ca0 wow I couldn't imagine. I would be blind in my right eye if we didn't have a great doctor who caught it early.

[@ofimportance5458]

Patch

[@fckassnigga6376]

Save you’re son’s life, please listen to me, this is very important. As soon as he is old enough to get strabismus surgery (lazy eye surgery), DO IT. It saved my life and sadly I waited until age 20 to do the surgery. Don’t make the same mistake my parents made. I lived a life of depression, all my life I was verbally abused for my lazy eye. And my doctor here in Michigan fixed it completely and I can say that I am now going to finally live life. You’re son can live a better life, it’s not just about looking normal, the lazy eye surgery actually makes you’re brain process images from both eyes rather then just the strong eye. It has no choice but to use both eyes because the surgeon safely tightens, and or loosens the muscles in the eyes to make them straight. I’m telling you from a 20 year old that lived with a lazy eye all his life, please help you’re son and do the surgery before he starts high school.

[@narrelleweir6383]

Thank you once again. This time you have covered my granddaughter. Erica had a turned eye that over years of wearing a patch, being bullied by other children was operated on. Sadly her brain had already turned the vision of that eye off. She is 18 now with an A average in her final year at school. She is amazing good at art, & was surprised when she said she sees things in 2D, not 3D. I don't really understand. She has to take a picture of the thing she wants to draw before she can draw it. Yet the result looks life like.

[@ChiliCrisp88]

I think I’ve recently developed a lazy eye. As soon as I zone out, which I do often, I immediately hold that position and take a picture of myself. It’s awful and I hate it

[@Dragon_king4567]

Me tooo

[@cloudykoray]

Good point. I just had my surgery. I waited this long to finally get my condition corrected. It was definitely a confidence killer. Everything you said compare to everything I studied matched. Thank you!

[@Gwjayraj2584]

Did your lazy eye get normal means do you look like other normal people? After surgery

[@noctsickversus9632]

So?

[@noctsickversus9632]

Answer us

[@lilym5042]

My left eye is my lazy eye and turns inwards! I am very fortunate to have been treated when I was young and wore glasses to correct my vision - though I received some teasing and kids that were at my age being a bit frightened of me, it’s definitely no where near that bad as to what many others have experienced. Loved this video tons! I wanted to learn how it really works and I was not disappointed:)

[@edgarbolbo9657]

I'm going 50 next month and have lazy eye in my left but seems getting hardworking now watching your video!!! It's very informative and love watching your eyes showing the signs about it. Great jjob Doc

[@sirfizz6518]

I've known a few people, which has led to a growing curiosity in the back of my mind over the years as to what exactly the condition is. Nowadays I've had someone with a lazy eye marry into my family, and a few people i regularly watch on KZbin also have one, so the topic has been fresh on my mind again, and just now i finally remembered to look it up. Thanks for this simple and concise lecture!

[@DrKayforkids]

I wish my professors in med school made this topic as interesting as you. Very informative. Considering the amount of misinformation and ignorance that exists it's amazing to have experts break it down and simplify. Looking forward to all your videos.

[@josephamin5734]

I love watching your channel especially when you make videos about diseases!!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you! Glad your enjoying them! I am trying to keep a balance between disease, vision products, and other tips.

[@AZHOUSEOFCARDS]

In my 50's and this is the first time I received a complete explanation for my lazy eye. Thanks.

[@mamaboocee]

Although I do not have a lazy eye, i never used to know I had bad vision when I was a kid. My eye exam in the 3rd grade got interrupted by a phone call early on, and after the school nurse was done with the phone call, she dismissed me and my poor vision to live out ANOTHER 2 years of poor grades. When I did finally get glasses (in the fifth grade) i just could not get over the individual leaves on the trees and my teacher's face (i sat in the back of the classroom). Thank goodness my poor eyesight was brought to light - i thought i was stupid - bit i was just very nearsighted!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I sorry to hear that your vision was missed for those early years...but I love hearing how things improved with glasses (i hear the details on the leaves a lot)

[@mmommo-hx4dx]

wow

[@tchonsa5816]

I haded a lazy eye since I was 7 years old , and my doctor gave me eye glasses, but nothing really happens, my eye just kept on losing itself and then now 10 years after my other eye also became a lazy one , and so far , I think I'm gonna become blind 😥

[@tiffanyrose4586]

I don't know if you'll go blind tbh. That's what I was scared of but apparently your brain is basically adjusting and ignoring the image out of that eye (like in my case it was due to an extreme astigmatism). Go to a eye dr who is also a surgeon, they can maybe go over more detailed treatments for you

[@brittanymccray8384]

I just learned that I had lazy eye at my eye appt yesterday. I always knew something was weird even as a kid but my parents never got my eyes checked. I'm glad to at least finally have a name to it!

[@richards3470]

I was born with retinopathy of prematurity. I have a scleral buckle in my left eye, and my right is lazy. I didn't know the condition is neurological. I've actually learned more on this channel about my eyes than any appointments I've been to. Lately though, my vision has darkened quite a bit. Doc says nothing's wrong; I may get a second opinion.

[@Ladeliciadelinda]

I’ve been complaining recently about blurred vision and intermittent focusing on my left eye which is my better eye. Eye exam turned out normal. But the optometrist assistant noticed I have mild lazy eye. They never really mentioned anything about treatment and still say they don’t know why I’m having vision issues even with glasses. But this video made everything clicked. Thanks to you, I can bring this up to my ophthalmologist. I’m surprised it was never mentioned. And now it makes sense why some people would tell me sometimes they see my eyes crossing, I thought they were just talking about my heterochromia so I shrugged it off.

[@zen4realfightman426]

According to my eye doctor I have a lazy eye but from the way you explained it it really doesn't seem like I do

[@Siansonea]

I was diagnosed with amblyopia when I was about 10 years old, and of course by that point, it was pretty much too late to do anything about it. I did the eye patch thing for awhile, I had glasses that actually made my dominant eye worse (HATED that) and nothing really helped. My amblyopia was caused by convergent strabismus, but the misalignment was so subtle that it went undiagnosed for many years.To this day, my weaker eye is unable to read text unless it is enormous, but overall the vision in that eye is halfway decent.

[@noctsickversus9632]

I Feel ya. Also whenever the good eye will eventually get bad or injured, the other one will become the good eye. It's kinda like this cause I've talked with experienced medics about this stuff

[@r.y3987]

@@noctsickversus9632wait really ? That gave me relief

[@ammitdhasal2587]

Hi I m Amit from India i just wanna thank you bro , you are doing great job for those who know very few about eyes keep this good work going thanks a lot your videos help a lot of people including me 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@armando5718]

I have it, it's not too noticeable at all, in fact I'm 19 and I found out I have lazy eyes this same year, my eyes just don't move at the same time or rest in the same position, in pictures I notice people's eyes line with each other but mine just decide not to lol

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sounds like it doesn’t bother you. 👍 Thanks for sharing!

[@dad4378]

Same here. I'm cool af with it. I'm well know as a guy with good eye contact and confidence.

[@benjaminraikany9184]

Bro i was just like you. I am 32 now and it is getting worse. See eye doctor now before it is too late. I am seeing a doctor now and i may need a muscle surgery.

[@shanonpeters4041]

I'm 25, mine is not too noticeable right now but I am concerned it will get worse 😭

[@ramismart1963]

​@@benjaminraikany9184 What do you mean it gets worse?

[@yss1944]

I have it and I have 20/20 - unfortunately, it’s one of my biggest physical insecurities. After fully recovering from bilateral uveitis, I’ve embrace it. I’m always going to look as if I’m sleepy, winking, or flirting with others and that can be a cute conversation starter 😍

[@jeannel2515]

One of my adult nieces was born with amblyopia of her right eye. My sister and brother in-law did get her help with an excellent pediatric eye specialist early on. Everything was tried, including surgery (about eighteen years ago) , and she did have temporary correction in her affected eye, but sadly the amblyopia returned. She was too afraid to try any other treatments after the surgery failed. She does have some deficit with her depth perception, but otherwise leads a totally normal life.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That is a great story Jeanne. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately, sometime the defect is so great that things still dont turn out.

[@mt8009]

I have a lazy eye. It's been really rough. I'll get over it someday thanks doc 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@nictheartist]

Thank you for your amazing videos, I've only discovered your channel, am learning so much! Subscribed!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Awesome, thank you!

[@happymaezzg3718]

Thank you so much for the info.. Im having a hard time with my eyes ever since when i was a kid, and im having a hard time explaining my self whenever i have eye check up, until there is one ophthalmologist said that i have lazy eye,. Now i have idea with amblyopia, I will try to do further study with this to also understand my condition, 😊

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!

[@Louisevmh]

Hey! Thanks for the video. I'm from Brazil and I found out my 'lazy eye' condition when I was 8 (I'm 25 now). I wore a patch for about 3 years, was bullied a lot in school for that and unfortunately the results were almost nothing. I still hope to see better someday. In addition, I have a question: is there any obstacle for people with this condition from driving? Thank you!

[@scoots1991]

I'm really happy I found this video and I would love to share my experience and I hope that Dr. Allen is able to see my comment. I have Amblyopia and have a "lazy" left eye. I was diagnosed at age 4 and wore glasses from age 4 to age 16. I saw an eyeit doctor for over 13 years and my left eye always wandered and I wore a patch over my left eye glass frame on my glasses to try to strengthen the vision in my left eye. This is a neurological condition in which the connection between the brain and eye does not develop normally and you begin to just look and see and focus out of one eye. This doesn't mean you are blind in one eye. I can still see colors and shapes and images out of my bad left eye. But if you ask me to read words or letters, at any distance, no matter how big or small, I wont be able to decipher them. Even a stop sign from 10 feet away. While staring at the stop sign from the sidewalk while walking towards it. I have 20-180 vision in my left eye but 20-15 vision in my right. When I was 15 I had eye surgery to pull and tighten the muscle in my left eye so that it doesn't wander as much and I stopped wearing glasses. I recommend not drinking if you have amblyopia because alcohol can make your vision in your impaired eye even worse and cause your lazy eye to significantly become more out of sight or focus and more negatively impact your lazy eye

[@jenc6104]

I have strabismus with amblyopia in my left eye. Hereditary. I hated patching as a child. As I aged my left eye traveled further out. I had successful eye muscle surgery in my 30s. Doc said I would get a good ten years with it straight. I’m at about 14 years and things are still good. I do get double vision slightly when I am very fatigued. I also attempted prisms previously without success. Surgery was one of the best things I did.

[@kelbee8974]

Excellent explanation...... Thank you

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks 😃

[@itdlovehome5593]

What Eye drop you recommend for bloodshot eyes? My eyes veins are so red and dry. I have 20/20 vision. Thank you

[@danceevelutor8509]

This video was very helpful ✌️❤️👌

[@Ackeljl]

Your point about children not realizing their vision is impaired really resonated with me. In 4elementary school I struggled academically and have a faint memory of not being able to see the board clearly, so I turned my attention to drawing instead, which didn't sit well with my teachers. It wasn't until I got glasses at the age of 12 that I experienced a revelation. I was amazed to see that trees weren't just green blobs but consisted of individual leaves.

[@makvala7656]

I can see very well in both of my eyes, but i've noticed that color contrast in my left eye is slightly better than in my right eye. And also upper eyelid of the right eye is really droopy and it makes me insecure. Even though it is the dominant eye, i've checked

[@pankajsaha1244]

Hello doctor .. Thank you for the informations and explanations on Lazy Eye. Is there any possibility to develop Lazy Eye at the age of 40 years?

[@TheSido26]

I have a lazy eye, not a doctor I think your brain is trained for 40 years to use your both eyes ,what will made your brain🧠 to change his mind 😀?,anyway our eyes are our window to the world just harry to the eyes doctor 👀 👁👁

[@shortuguese4039]

(Almost) congenital cataract kid here, and you hit the nail on the head with kids and vision. My amblyopia/strabismus was not at all helped by me being embarrassed/self-conscious about wearing glasses (even at home), and HATING patching my good eye.

[@cameronandrews69420]

What age were you and do you think a 15 year old could get improvement?

[@TNDOGGY]

Trying some patches on glasses to see how that works. Vision therapy is too expensive and not covered. Got strabismus from chicken pox on the cornea at age 12. Surgery on one eye then and the other 30 years later. Have a vertical stigmatism in one and horizontal in the other. Using prism glasses. Let's just say, its rough getting that good ol vision right. Great video! Glad you help all the people with these issues.

[@ambersteele1242]

I feel seen. Thank you 😂 btw you’re gorgeous 😻

[@Bjarku]

4:55 ‘how often do you see a kid walking around tearing their vision between their right and left eyes? It just doesn’t happen’ I actually used to do this all the time as a kid as well as trying to double my vision, holding a finger out and having it double in one direction and then trying to make it double in the opposite direction. Now that I think about it I used to do that kind of thing all the time. I was a weird kid though. Maybe I should have become an optician! Always had 20:20 vision so it wasn’t anything related to poor eyesight, I was just fascinated by the fact that I could change the appearance of my outward seemingly fixed reality almost like taking an hallucinogen(although I wouldn’t have put it that way as a child).

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sounds like you had very good perception! I would do some similar things too, mostly laying in bed thinking about eyesight and vision.

[@Chevaux804]

Very helpful info. Thank you.

[@redscrochetedstuff3266]

my best friend`s husband has a lazy eye. thank you for teaching my about this. i didnt know anything about it.

[@kaaakaa5507]

I was diagnosed amblyopic in my childhood.I was told to patch up my healthy eye.I used to feel bad and lost my confidence while wearing a patch.Im 26 years old still amblyopic

[@madapigi1]

me too. i hope some day a cure will be found

[@kaaakaa5507]

@@madapigi1 Hey giulia Yes hope so much strength to you take care ☺️

[@kaaakaa5507]

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[@faizansyed9111]

So sorry about that. I currently am going through this phase as well but the only difference is that I got it when I was 12 years old. How is your vision now?

[@Sansrage.]

I used to see double when I was a little kid. I always thought it was super cool. That is probably why I have a lay eye that drifts really badly when I look up

[@rajesh_k7mar]

Same story bro, I thought it was a super power for me seeing things double. 😭

[@crisselrodriguez8231]

Thank you for making this video..

[@lvi_di]

I have strabismus exotropia. I realized I had it when I was 12 but my family didn’t really mind. But I really hate how my left eye randomly goes outwards so I convinced my family to get my eye checked. Now, I was able to have my prescription glasses at the age of 15. My doctor said that it may be a long process of treatment as I’m already older but she does have cases like this around my age that was able to have improvements. I do hope it improves overtime.

[@cameronandrews69420]

Im 15 right now and got glasses a year ago, do you think i could get improvement from wearing then a lot?

[@macca2790]

I have lazy eye in my left I’ve had it my whole life I went to the opticians today and they said it’s up to me if I have glasses bcs my eye will never get better. They say I could get loads of headaches when I’m older 😩

[@lobserionia]

Are you left hand? My right eye is weak and i see 75% with my left eye. I see 25% with my right eye.

[@atulbhabad9980]

😭

[@macca2790]

Midnight I’m right handed with a bad left eye

[@maryam-zv6rt]

Ugh sameee

[@aris6463]

Michael Mach this actually helps put things into perspective. thank you

[@jasonmerth5121]

Hey doc, I’m currently in school for biology hoping to go to school for optometry at Pennsylvania college of optometry. I know you have a lot on your plate with all of the video recommendations you have, but it would be such a help if you could eventually post a video about how your college experience was and maybe some recommendations!

[@oh444]

I had glasses from 4 years old due to a very pronounced right lazy eye. I was bullied a lot at school and became very insecure about it so about 10 years ago i had both my eye lenses replaced and laser surgery and have had nearly perfect vision ever since. Best thing I ever did!! Changed my life. I am in my 60’s.

[@onthewaytravel]

What a explantion..!! Very organized nd clear..,

[@magnusm4]

I had an eye infection last year and I got treatment for it with some kind of medicine. But now I have constantly blurry vision in one eye and it drives me nuts. If I dry out the eye to air it gets better, if I sleep too long it gets worse all day but if I wake up too early it's almost perfect but then gets worse over the day. I feel less in it, I see better without it, it sticks out at everything I look at and it produces less tears now so when I went to the eye specialists they told me this along with some reflective error something wrong in the eye. All she said was some eye drops. I was there once before and he only said it's mostly my swollen eyelid doing it. It wasn't. And nobody mention anything of any treatments or anything. All they ever ask is if i've ever had glasses or lenses and that's it. All she could do for me this time was pull out three annoying eyelashes that pointed inwards at my eye and it stung me several times.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That can be really frustrating. Eyelashes bent the wrong way (trichiasis) can cause scratching and (potentially) scarring. BUt many things go be going on. Its great you already saw one doctor about it, but it may be better to find another clinic for a second opinion about what is going on. I hope things heal up fast.

[@mandmgaming8164]

I am 14 and I am still working to perfect my left eye vision with patching and eye exercises and I believe I can get 20/20 vision. Do you know any other methods that will also help with lazy eye to help speed up the process or improve on the eye to help make it stronger?

[@peecondom6729]

Yo did it get better?

[@mandmgaming8164]

@@peecondom6729 hey man it did get a bit better thanks for asking

[@gmedcaps8305]

@@mandmgaming8164 Can you read?

[@mandmgaming8164]

@@gmedcaps8305 I mean my right eye is far sided while my left is near, so I can see stuff at most 3 feet away at size 16 font and I’m working on improving it more

[@adilahab4851]

I just came back from the ophthalmologist yesterday, My 7 year old daughter's lazy eyes have fully been corrected. Thank God we found out early because they had eye tests in her kindy.

[@MrRp0420]

This is so interesting i allways figured it was thought it was an issue with the muscles around the eye

[@readifdumb]

I get the fear of having a lazy eye, as I've had one my whole life, and have been bullied for it, but I don't get being proud of it. I personally see no benefit to having one, both from a visual and a pragmatic standpoint. It's a hinderence, but I've gotten used to having it, and instead of being proud, I am more so just comfortable with having it, and people knowing I have it.

[@DrAdnan]

I had it when I was a kid and had to patch up

[@ethanhatfield1311]

I have a bad case the left and right hand example is perfect and your explanation is absolutely spot on and I wish I could explain it but when my “dominant” eye is close it’s like I’m still trying to see out of both eyes and so I see just black in one eye and then I see what I see with my open eye

[@Red84.]

When I was little I had a muscle imbalance that caused my left eye to wander out. The doctor gave me prisms and exercises to use to strengthen the eye so that when it wandered I could pull it back in. I was 10 at the time and I still remember using an index card with dots on it where I would cross my eyes to focus on each progressively further away dot. I’m in my 30s now and while my eye can wander when I’m tired I can always bring it back in.

[@rainraingoaway9446]

Hey there doc Not related to the video, I just have a small dellema. I have a really bad sensitivity to light (my eyes don't dilate) and I was wondering if you had a video or know something that explains this, It's very irritating and I don't know what to do to help it. Any help is very much appreciated, thank you.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Your pupil doesn't dilate? Have you been diagnosed with a disorder? I hope you have seen your doctor about that. Photophobia is a problem I face as well. Typically sunglasses or maybe transitions contacts could help. Also, depending on the cause of the light sensitivity and pupil issue, perhaps other medicated eye drops could help...but that is something you would need ot speak with your doctor about. Hope things work out for you.

[@rainraingoaway9446]

@@DoctorEyeHealth photophobia? I'll have to look into that and the contacts (sunglasses in the winter make me feel weird hehe) I've gone to the doctor's but they didn't do much or give me a diagnosis wondering if a eye doctor/specialist would be more help. Thanks for the advice, big help.

[@jaidencreasor6634]

I have struggled with lazy eye since I was 2. I am 17 now and I feel like I want to give up because treatment is probably not going to help, I wish I had treatment when I was younger

[@reebeckie571]

Have you considered surgery??

[@tiffanyrose4586]

Don't give up, you are still very young! I had my surgeries in my 30s and cosmetically it looks better. Granted my vision is all that great but its reduced my migraines a lot

[@MichaelEMJAYARE]

My lazy, right eye is quite annoying. Refocusing after awhile sucks! Great video!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I imagine you must see fairly OK out of that eye then. many people just suppress the lazy eye.

[@LuisHernandez-yf2no]

Yes I do have Lazy eye, and it’s killing me. It’s embarrassing when I’m speaking to someone and they ask me if I’m talking to them. I e been living with this almost all my life and I’m 57 Uck I need help. Thank you for this video Dr.

[@jupit3rvseditinghelp2]

i have amblyopia in my right eye ☹️

[@olgomutik]

Hi, can you please make a video on nystagmus too? :-) I have amblyopia due to strong nystagmus in one of my eyes and less strong in the other... So the eye that technically sees better with no correction got rejected by my brain and I developed better acuity (with correction) in the other eye even though it s actually "the worse eye". Now I m 33 and the rejected eye is getting better by excercise. They ll never be able to work together but I can switch between them now which is a great result to me :-)

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That is great!!! Yes! I really should make one on nystagmus as that is a super interesting (and very complex topic). Out of curiosity, you dont have any form of albanism do you?

[@olgomutik]

Not sure, I think I don t; I have many of it s symptoms but I can see quite sharp ... (somewhere between 0.8 - 1.0) It just takes forever to get my eyes focused because of nystagmus but when I finally do, I m good. Also I ve had my retina checked a few times and nobody mentioned anything. But you can make a video on albinism as well, I ll be happy to watch :-)

[@joeburns88]

Dr. Allen is right about small children not thinking much about the symptom of lazy-eye. Like myself, I have lazy-eye, but never had any reference to what normal vision was as a small child. Born that way I guess? Now, at 65, I still couldn't imagine what it's like to see with both eyes "at the same time", even though I have glasses to correct vision in my good, and bad eye. The bad eye is about 20/30 vision, but my brain will not use it unless I cover up my good eye to force it to work. Think my brain says "use this eye, or the other, but not both". Sometimes I do cover up my good eye when it gets tired, esp. when reading.

[@shelly-7236]

I have had lazy eye since as far back as I can remember. I remember as a little girl my option told my parent to put a giant sticky plaster over the lense that was my good eye, as you can imagine I had a lot of issues. I hated my glasses so much as a kid I used to shove them down the sides of the sofa, or accidentally on purpose sit on them and break them. Now approaching 50 I am becoming more reliant on them now. I am lucky to be blessed with a fantastic optician that is incredibly helpful, and a wonderfully charming and funny bedside manner.

[@jrpchannel4998]

I dont have amblyopia before but now my left eye started to cross a bit inward to.my mose.. is there a way my left eye be corrected..

[@Alexandra-qn2vp]

up, my husband too. I dont know why?

[@Hell_Verse.]

same i didnt get treated when i was a kid cuz nobody noticed i had a lazy eye now im 22yo first day on glasses and eye strip

[@mehakpreet9090]

I am having lazy eye and i am about to 15 aged but i don't have any causes so plzz tell me does i will have symptoms in future and plz tell how to fix it

[@lamxlo]

Yes ur lazy eye will get blurry 🥺 I’m 20

[@tabathajayne]

Have no sight in right eye due to Lazy eye and Optic Nerve hypoplasia. Always thought that people with 2 working eyes were weird. Very content having one working eye 🇬🇧

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

Thanks for the great video! Quick question, if I am nearsighted (-0.75 and -0.5) does that mean I need to wear glasses all the time to prevent lazy eye? Or just when driving

[@Boricua0082]

Dr. Allen, pardon my ignorance with this question but can you develop this later in your adult life?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Traditionally no, but I can imagine if the eye was deprived long enough...maybe in some form. otherwise I honestly don't know for sure.

[@Boricua0082]

Doctor Eye Health thank you so much for the reply, I truly appreciate it.

[@carterjrees]

My eye I hate it , it always goes off to the side and everyone makes fun of me 😭

[@mickaellyyanae2057]

Your videos are great! I discovered after 20 years that I had amblyopia and astigmatism. My right eye is quite affected when compared to the left. My ophthalmologist suspected glaucoma on my last evaluation. Was there a relationship between these two conditions?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you Mickaelly. No direct link between amblyopia and glaucoma unless there is some other ocular deformity. I hope things turn out well for you.

[@M1ggzzzzz]

Diagnosed with Refractive (Hyperope w/ 1.50D aniso)/Strabismic amblyopia OD at 4 . Never needed surgery, but after years of patching and vision correction was able to get to a BCVA of 20/40 OD. Still have about 10 Diopters of ET but it's hardly noticeable. Stereo is non-existent but do have some amount of fusion. Id like to think I'm an expert at monocular cues at this point, just glad I never wanted to pursue a career as a pilot lol. Ended up having PRK 6 years ago OU and still a bit hyperopic. Definitely owe a lot of thanks to my OD for all she was able to do for me. As far as my everyday life, only notice minor diplopia when tired, otherwise no impediment on daily activities.

[@smokedpapyrus]

I have a lazy eye on my right, it usually has a different eye lid and shows, sometimes I can feel it even without touching it :(

[@tai-ud4cu]

same😭

[@heydream2516]

Different eye lid means. Different eye lid color??

[@worstusernameintheworld9871]

@@heydream2516 as in a different eye/eyelid shape. For example, my right eye is fully hooded and slim in a way where it looks oriental (after all I'm still asian, if that helps) and my left eye is more round and has a visible double lid (my left eye is the lazy eye).

[@TheSloth1021]

My left eye is absolutely horrible. It’s always been WAY worse than my other eye. So much so you can tell through my glasses lenses, my right eyes lens is not to thick while my left eyes is! My parents have even thinned out the glass 🫠 But both of my eyes have really bad lazy eye. And I was wondering how I could fix it quickly so I won’t be made fun of anymore?

[@gaspersnakes]

Ingore It.

[@TheSloth1021]

@@gaspersnakes ignore it how?

[@gaspersnakes]

@@TheSloth1021 Oh sorry i meant the poeple that made fun of you not your left eye.

[@TheSloth1021]

@@gaspersnakes oh lol thank you

[@gaspersnakes]

@@TheSloth1021 no worries I should have been more clearer.

[@aawesome_sauce]

I had amblyopia as a kid but since i was homeschooled, my mom noticed I was attempting to read my words very close to my face. I had an examination at the age of 6 and by the time I was about 10 it was almost completely corrected. I still have poor eyesight since I have a pretty moderate astigmatism though.

[@NoxiousNova]

I had severe lazy eye when I was a child that was surgically corrected for. Luckily I have about the same vision in both eyes now and there is no cosmetic deviation in them. Fun thing though, I can ambulate either eye on command now, and willfully "turn off" vision from whichever eye i'm ambulating by focusing my mind on what the straightforward eye is seeing. Sometimes I can look at an eye chart and ambulate both so that I can compare what each eye is seeing on the eye chart at the same time lined next to each other , left operated eye actually sees things less vivid, but not by too much.

[@markjou9799]

I had this for many years I noticed it when I was 16. When looking in the mirror my right eye was slightly off and even looking at someone else in the eyes seemed a bit different, like it was off centered. The cure to this is staying very hydrated, once I started to intake alot of fluids my right eye when back to normal and now I could look at someone right into the eyes and everything is perfect. I don't know why it took me 20 years to figure this out.

[@h0oa]

thank u

[@chanchalj393]

Does is work?

[@Beast-fq7rp]

Really?

[@markjou9799]

@@chanchalj393 Yes it really works. It doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a few weeks after being fully hydrated.

[@nomercy3770]

What kind of fluid? Can you name it?

[@itsmebeyonder]

It annoys me whenever I get an eyeglass, and I'm seeing 100% with my right eye and only 50% with my left eye. I have astigmatism in both eyes but only my left eye has nearsightedness. Edited on 13 September 2020 : first of all I am sorry for not replying. When I commented I didn't get my eyeglasses yet, I got my eyeglass back in January 2020 and its prescription. From the prescription I can tell that my eyesight doesn't improve by wearing an eyeglasses, as my left eye is still stuck at 6/12 even with an eyeglasses. But my right eye did improve to 6/9 with an eyeglasses (6/12 without eyeglasses).

[@madapigi1]

50% is still good. i see lot less with my left eye

[@itsmebeyonder]

@@madapigi1 how much power your lenses need? Mine -100.

[@HelloKittyGorlWorld]

I also got astigmatism is both my eyes but I'm far sided I can't see anything til it right directly in my fact but I don't use my right eye at all I feel like because the lazy eye.

[@lobserionia]

Are you left hand? My right eye is weak and i see 75% with my left eye. I see 25% with my right eye.

[@itsmebeyonder]

@@HelloKittyGorlWorld Better get that checked. I myself supposed to meet an eye specialist back in April but since my country was in lockdown, my appointment has been cancelled.

[@IronMan-nm4ji]

Yes sir,I am suffering with this disease and I am now 15 and worried a lot

[@nipunaggarwal8730]

A doctor once gave me a lens with blacked out center to avoid the patch. I was too old for treatment to work but the lens actually was a good idea to do the treatment without getting all the attention

[@user-dc9mb7zr2q]

I have amblyopia and I’m wearing a eye patch right now

[@tabithasings2840]

How old are you ?

[@emma.ca0]

@@tabithasings2840 that’s a bit weird to ask unless they want to give it out, I’m sorry just don’t ask that

[@yc3613]

Which eye do you focus on, the one looking straight ahead?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Typically the eye looking straight forward is the "normal" eye. But there are multiple testes used to determine eye posture.

[@soonjoopor5400]

Thanks for the video, doctor. May i know if lazy eyes is fall under congenital condition?

[@midnightrose928]

Ive had surgery to try & fix it that didn't work & ive been wearing glasses since i was around 7. For me its the right eye that does it more but I can "switch" like I can focus that eye & the left will lose it & fall to the side. It's honestly kind of fun to show people how I can basically send my eye to the side & bring it back.

[@ewfeu]

I have lazy eye in my right eye. Had to wear an eye patch. Cried all day because I couldn’t see and watch spongebob or do anything really. Broke my parents heart

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

It is really tough...i honestly dont like putting eye drops in childrens eyes for that same reason

[@fbi5205]

Is there any way to fix it ?? I am at age 16?

[@noobiepro276]

hey man it's okayy, cheer up m8

[@yeshiamangubat3330]

Thats the question i wanted to find answers...but sadly i couldn't find one

[@boo234p]

Surgery can realign your eye.

[@marianmatthews7821]

Great channel! Thank you! Turns out my double vision (left, right and middle, not up and down) is amblyopia and I’m 65. Never an issue until about 5 years ago. Cataract surgery 9 years ago went very well. I’ve been doing the eye exercises, just started, but wondering if I should see a neurologist. This seems to be intermittent and it also appears if I’m reading the day before and cover my good eye, which is the right one, my vision is really quite good the next day. TV viewing not so good. Very hard to focus both eyes. The only problem is in distance. Any suggestions from anyone would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[@alirules]

Yes see your neurologist and ophthalmologist. Adult onset stabismus can be more sinister than in children. If its intermittent it can be a sign of myasthenia gravis

[@antoniostorcke]

I grew up with lazy eye. No one thought to check to see if I had astigmatism. I am now 44 years old. I went to the optometrist and they say my astigmatism is severe but correctable with lenses. I am excited. I should receive my new glasses in a week.

[@alaads5944]

Im sad im 16 years old and i wanna fix my lazy eye

[@faizansyed9111]

alaa Ds dw you’re not alone I’m a year older than you and I also have lazy eye

[@alaads5944]

@@faizansyed9111ow its more than 2 months after its almost fixed i only squint when i get flash light on the eye or some heavy stress youk now

[@faizansyed9111]

alaa Ds how did you fix it you have to let me know plz

[@faizansyed9111]

alaa Ds also what was your eyesight when you first had lazy eye

[@angelinasweeney1977]

SAME

[@KenTheAdventurer]

Solution: wear Ray Bans

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

👍

[@bayannasseral-harrasi6089]

I love U doctor eye health. I really enjoy listening to you. Best regard, Bayan from sultanate of Oman.❤

[@blakepeanutbudderman8163]

I'm in my late teens and I've been struggling with a lazy eye since about 2nd grade. I got a surgery in 7th grade because the eyepatch wasn't working too well for me. I haven't really had problems with it since then, but recently in Covid it's been coming back. It's probably from how much time I spend inside now, but whenever I notice it I focus on things with both eyes farther and farther away gradually until I can see a ways away again without my right eye crossing in. I don't know if what I'm doing is right to try and fix it a little, but it seems to work.