Contents:
- Medical Video: 5 Common Signs of Serious Eye problems
- How do lazy eyes cause blindness?
- Then, how to overcome lazy eyes so that blindness does not occur?
Medical Video: 5 Common Signs of Serious Eye problems
Some people may know lazy eyes with crossed eyes. In fact, both are different things. But the squint or commonly called strabismus can be one of the most common causes of lazy eyes.
Lazy eyes or what is called amblyopia, occurs when stimuli received by the brain are not correct and eventually the brain does not receive stimuli from those lazy eyes. If this condition is not treated properly, it will cause blindness in the eyes. So, how does this condition cause blindness?
How do lazy eyes cause blindness?
The most common cause of lazy eyes is squinting or strabismus. Strabismus makes the right and left eyes not parallel, so images sent to the brain are not the same, even contradictory.
Two separate images sent to the brain make the image blurry, making it more comfortable for the brain to ignore one eye. These abnormal eyes then become weak because they are not used, eventually causing lazy eye disease. Vision in lazy eyes can continue to decline if left untreated.
This condition can cause blindness in lazy eyes because the brain always ignores stimuli or signals received from those parts of the eye. Because the brain does not get this stimulation, the nerves in the lazy eye over time will be damaged and eventually cause permanent blindness.
Then, how to overcome lazy eyes so that blindness does not occur?
Lazy eyes can be handled according to their respective causes. Some treatments or therapies that can be done to overcome this eye condition are:
- Glasses are usually prescribed to increase focus or eye misalignment.
- Surgery or surgery can be performed on the eye muscles to straighten the eyes if the previous method did not work. Surgery can help in the treatment of amblyopia by allowing the eyes to work together better.
- Eye exercises may be recommended before or after surgery to correct the wrong visual habits associated with strabismus (squint eyes) and to teach comfortable eye use
If the underlying cause has been fixed, therapy can be continued with:
- Patching or covering one eye (the dominant eye) may be needed for periods ranging from a few weeks to a year. When the more dominant eyes are closed, this forces the "lazy" eyes to work, thereby strengthening their vision.
- Drugs, in the form of eye drops or ointments can be used to obscure good eye vision to force the weak to work. But with drugs smaller success.
To find out which treatment or treatment is most appropriate for you, you should consult this with your doctor. The doctor will adjust the treatment to your health condition.
