Myopia

I am 24 years of age. From the child hood itself i have short sight in my left eye alone.My right eye was normal. At the

starting the power  was -3.0 . Year by year it got increased though i had consistently used glasses, now it is 6.5 . One

year before(from now) my right eye which was normall also blurred and i have a short sight with -1.0 power. So i have

started using contact lens for both the eyes . After using it also the power raised .5 in each eyes( left eye 6.0 to 6.5 and

right eye 1.0 to 1.5).

During my last visit i came to know that i have a disease called "Lazy Eye" in my left eye.

Now left eye power is -6.5 and right eye is -1.5 .

Questions 1:

1.For the left eye , If i use -6.0 i can read the newspaper well ,but i am not able to view the far objects clearly. If i use -

6.5 i can't read the newspaper, but i am able to view the far objects clearly.

i have mentioned the above point comparitively(-6.0 , -6.5).

When the power was -5.0 i never felt like this.

Please clarify why is it so? Also please clarify which lens(-6.0 or -6.5) i have to use or is there any other possible

solution?

Question 2:

Why my right eye which was well before last year also started to diminish? Is it any way related to the left eye?

Question 3:

Can i go for lasik for both the eyes? Will it provide a permanent solution?

Question 4:

I am feared whether my both the eyes will goes on diminishinng. Provide me a best solution so that i can't lose my vision

any more.

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You need to discuss this with your eye doctor.  I do not know the degree of your lazy eye.


Dr. O.

[Poongundran]

Thanks for your suggestion. will consult my eye doctor.

Degree of lazy eye means my left eye power or is it some other term? If it is the power means it is -6.5 .