Reflective Amblyobia - Contact causing blurred vision in 20/20 Left eye

Hello, I have reflective amblyobia. For the first time in 20 years I went back to the optometrist. My left eye is 20/20 and the right eye is 20/200 correctable to 20/30. They gave me a +5.5 contact for my right eye. Here is my problem. Without the contact in, my overall vision to me is a perfect 20/20 even though my right eye is 20/200. When I put the contact in, my overall vision goes blurry like my brain is overcompensating to use my corrected right eye. Cover the right eye and vision focuses in clearly. It is like the left eye is not envolved. When I take the contact out, it takes like 2 minutes for my vision to refocus. One suggestion was to use a lesser powered contact. Any suggestions would help? Thanks, Roy

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

your problem is called "refractive amblyopia". You are lucky the amblyopic eye sees that well as most don't.

Glasses won't work and contact isn't helping much either.

I would suggest you see an eye MD ophthalmologist that does refractive surgery. Your best bet is likely to be hyperopic lasik or intraocular contact lens or refractive lens exchange all of which are surgical procedures.

JCH MD

[Pongo44]

Thanks, Why is my vision scrambled when I have the contact in and 20/20 without it. I am afraid of surgery because I don't want to the results to be permanent if they are going to be the same as what I am seeing with the contact in. Thanks again

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

your vision is 20/20 because you are using your "good" eye to read the chart and not the "bad" lazy eye.

Surgical results would not be like the contact lens.

JCH MD