I've always hated taking pictures because of my eyes. I feel that in almost every picture I take one of my eyes is lazy. (Photo)

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I'm not sure exactly what eye is the problem or if it's sometimes one or the other. I feel that my lazy eye is hindering my eye vision . Despite being told I have bad vision previously by the nurses I've never came around to getting them. I wouldn't mind wearing glasses , in fact I've been wanting to get them a long time ago so that I can see better. But my main concern is the lazy eye , is there anything I can do to fix this ? Please help.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

You need a real consultation to determine precisely what your concern is.  The photo you put up shows no evidence of lazy eye nor evidence of ptosis which is sometimes mistaken for a "lazy eye."  A lazy eye refers to amblyopia with an eye that does not develop normal vision usually do to misalignment of the eye.  If these are not treated early, it can lead to a permanent condition where the weak eye is not properly wired to the brain.  These neural circuits are very plastic when we are very young but are increasingly difficult to alter and essentially fixed after about age 8 give or take.  So I suspect we are talking about different things here.

Howard Sutkin, MD · Answer

The lazy eye you refer to might be, Strabissmus or might be Amblyopia, which are common conditions which are quite different.  You should discuss this with an opthalmologic surgeon.  A painless examination will easily clarify the problem.  In many cases treatment is available and effective but requires a specialist who treats a lot of these conditions.  Good Luck.

I've always hated taking pictures because of my eyes. I feel that in almost every picture I take one of my eyes is lazy. (Photo)

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