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The term "lazy eye" can be used to describe several different disorders, so the question is too vague to answer directly. One "lazy eye"condition, amblyopia, is not particularly responsive to treatment after 5-7 years old, and even less responsive in older ages. Others, such as strabismus (ocular misalignment) or ptosis (droopy eyelid), are often very amenable to treatment.
Surgery for adults is considered an elective surgery whereas many insurance companies may not pay for the surgery. However, that being said it is possible for some adults to get lazy eyes fixed. Currently such hospitals as University of Michigan Medical Center are doing such surgeries both at their facility and at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital.
According to the allaboutvision.com web site, ..."it now appears that older children and even adults with long-standing lazy eye can benefit from amblyopia treatment using computer programs that stimulate neural changes leading to improvements in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity.
One such program - called RevitalVision - has produced improved vision in older children with lazy eye and adults with long-standing amblyopia. The treatment generally consists of 40 training sessions of 40 minutes each, conducted over a period of several weeks.
In one clinical study of 44 amblyopic children and adults ranging in age from 9 to 54 years, 70.5 percent of the participants had a visual acuity improvement of 2 or more lines on a standardized eye chart after a full regimen of RevitalVision training sessions.
Currently, RevitalVision is the only FDA-approved computerized treatment for amblyopia. The program is approved for individuals age 9 and older with best corrected vision of 20/100 or better and little or no strabismus.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoA lazy eye (or Amblyopia) is most easily corrected from a young age, if it's related to the need for prescription glasses. If it's cause by an eye turn, it's much more difficult to correct. Studies have shown that as children age, it becomes more difficult to correct. Most studies show reduced ability to correct a lazy eye after about age 12, but slight improvements have been shown into the late teen years. Beyond that, it's very doubtful that any improvements can be made.
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What defect of an eye can be corrected by using a cylindrical lens?
Astigmatism
What is the more common name for amblyopia?
Lazy eye
Can people with a lazy eye wear contacts?
Yes
When writing a percription for eye glasses if a person's vision can not be corrected in left eye but can in right eye what is purpose of a balance?
The left eye is stronger than the rigth eye, and it helps you see clearer.(Especailly when reading because you read from left to rigth.)
It is possible for a person to be blind but have no problems with the structure and function of their eyes?
The eyes are the lense and light capturing part of the process of seeing. The signal still has to be transmitted b the optic nerve to the brain, and the brain has to interpret the signals. Any of these systems can fail. So you can have "good" eyes and still be blind.
What is lazy eye?
A lazy eye is when it turns out or in when the other one is still looking forward. It can sometimes be corrected at an early age by patching the good eye so the muscle in the lazy eye becomes stronger. Our son had to have his surgically straightened. Just because the eye is lazy doesn't always mean the vision is compromised.
What are treaments for lazy eye?
There are a number of What are treatments for lazy eye. The common methods includes encouraging the use of the eye and diagnosing any underlying eye problems among others.
Can you fix a dogs lazy eye?
A dogs lazy eye can be fixed by putting a patch over the strong eye. this will force to dog to use its weak lazy eye and will make it stronger and hopefully straighten its eye.
What age does eye cancer start?
At any age eye cancer can start
Who sings lazy eye music in Chevy commercial?
Lazy Eye is sung by the Silversun Pickups.
What are the release dates for Eye for an Eye - 2003 Lazy Mechanic?
Eye for an Eye - 2003 Lazy Mechanic was released on: USA: 21 November 2005
What does lazy eye do?
The impairment of vision in the lazy eye occurs in three phases. In the first (suspension) phase, the brain turns the weaker eye on and off. In the second (suppression) phase, the brain turns off the lazy eye indefinitely.
Does robin tunney have a glass eye?
No she has a lazy eye
Can you get a lazy eye fixed?
Before adulthood, a simple surgery can get a lazy eye fixed. In cases where a lazy eye is caused by the difference in the refractive error between both eyes, a lazy eye can be targeted with a surgery in adulthood as well. But in other forms of adult lazy eye, surgery isn't as helpful. Instead, a novel vision therapy, which is FDA approved and proposed by Revitalvision, can help fix a lazy eye within 30 training sessions using a computer program.
How can eye disorders be corrected?
Surgery and glasses.
Does everybody have a lazy eye?
No, Amblyopia (commonly known as "lazy eye") affects only an estimated 1-5% of people.
What happen to heavy d eye?
I'm told he had a lazy eye, but it often looked shut when seeing him on tv.
