Lazy eye disease

Introduction

Laymen explanation

The brain, for some reason, does not fully acknowledge the images seen by the problematic eye. This disease results in decreased vision in an eye that otherwise appears normal,

Technical explanation

Lazy Eye(amblyopia) is an eye condition in which there is blurry or reduced vision that is not correctable by glasses, contact lenses or eye surgery. Lazy eye can cause loss of vision, including loss of depth perception and two-eyed 3D vision.

Symptom and Diagnosis

Since amblyopia usually occurs in one eye only AND a lazy eye condition can exist without a noticable eye turn, many parents and children are not aware of any symptoms. In other words, unfortunately, symptoms of lazy eye are often NOT obvious to the outside observer (parent, teacher, school nurse or pediatrician, etc.).

An eye exam by a pediatrician or the 20/20 eye chart screening simply is not adequate for the detection of amblyopia (and other early childhood visual conditions). The most important diagnostic tools are the special visual acuity tests other than the 20/20 eye test charts currently used by schools and pediatricians. and general eye doctors. Examination with cycloplegic drops can be necessary to detect this condition in young children.

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyopia

http://www.lazyeye.org/