Lazy eye disease is also called amblyopia. If a harmful factor acts on the eye by the age of 6, it may develop a lazy eye; then one eye sees correctly and the other does not - the visual acuity is reduced.
The most common causes of the diseaselazy eyeare visual disturbances and eye diseases in early childhood - cataracts,strabismus , anisometropia, severe astigmatism .
Lazy eye disease is difficult to detect
Because a he althy eye can see properly, many people are unaware of their disease. Advanced amblyopia causes visual disturbances, especially depth perception disturbances. There may also be problems with sharpness, contrast perception, and sensitivity to movement. Some patients may have difficulty perceiving 3D images.
How to cure a lazy eye?
Treatment of amblyopia mainly consists in wearing special glasses, a blindfold on a he althy eye and dropping drops into the he althy eye, which forces the affected eye to work. The condition is also treated by exercising the muscles that move the eyeball. The best results are obtained when treatment is started before the child is 5 years old. Some computer games are also helpful in treating this disease, during which each eye receives different signals about the virtual world, and the brain has to set them up correctly.
Lazy eye disease can be avoided
It is worth observing the child from an early age and visiting an ophthalmologist if anything causes us anxiety (the toddler complains that he sees worse and often rubs his eyes). The doctor then checks the visual acuity, the mobility of the eyeballs and the ability to see both eyes (the doctor may instill the child's eyes with atropine drops to make the test result more reliable).
Where to go for helpAccording to doctors from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and Chinese specialists in natural medicine - acupuncture can be successfully used in the treatment of lazy eye. It is said that the effects of covering the eye with a blindfold are as good as using special needles to puncture specific places within the organ of vision.