::Amblyopia::

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Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is a disorder of the visual system where one or both eyes has poor or indistinct vision. Most of the time one can recognize lazy eye disorder right away by the fact that one of the subjects eyes will not be focused in the right direction.

I have always wanted to know more about my own disorder. I've struggled with it since I was younger and with help from optometrist, plus my own sheer will, I have corrected a lot of my problem. I started to recognize when I wasn't using both eyes and began to force the lazy eye to focus. This helped a lot, plus I would do exercises with my finger, pulling my finger slowly from a few inches in front of my face to really close, only using one eye at a time. Doing this on both eyes a couple times a week really helped build my muscles and get my brain to work right. However, my lazy eye still does exist and without corrective surgery, I will always have it. So I decided to do some research and post it for others who are interested. I believe this could help a lot of people who are in my industry and also for people who aren't able to see 3D.

There are three types of Amblyopia:

Strabismic amblyopia also called lazy eye, is a condition in which the eyes are misaligned. Strabismic usually results in one eye being normal in vision and the 'lazy eye' varying in vision from poor to somewhat alright. This should usually be corrected at an early age. Children's brains are much easier to correct, being neuroplastic, which means that a younger brain that is still developing is easier to mold and less resistant to change.

Strabismic can be corrected in many different ways. Two main ways that I was subjected to when younger were glasses and an eyepatch. An eyepatch can be placed over the good eye to stimulate use of the 'lazy eye'. Glasses can also be prescribed to help with the vision.

In order to correct the ocular alignment there are surgical and non-surgical methods depending on the severity of the disorder.

Refractive or anisometropic amblyopia is when there is a difference in refraction between the eyes. Basically there is no obvious physical manefestation and one eye becomes dominant, almost 20/20, where the other eye's vision is blurry. This is commonly overlooked by physicians because of the lack of physical abnormality.

Form-deprivation and occlusion amblyopia results when the ocular media becomes opaque. This can cause drooping of the eye and needs to be corrected quickly in order to prevent further damage. There isn't that much information about it that I could find, however I believe it is corrected much like cataract surgery.

Solving the 3D problem:

Many people can't even see through polarize lenses. I have a friend who also suffers from a lazy eye and she can't see 3D no matter what. I myself can see through polarized lenses. So to those who also suffer, I suggest finding a way to test polarized 3D. If this still does not work for you, don't fret just yet! Talk to your optometrist about corrective surgery or non surgical methods.

Here are some other websites you should check out to learn more:

Wikipedia - Amblyopia

http://www.vision3d.com/whycant.html