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anisometropic amblyopia in 17 year old.

olz
Hi, this is my first post.
My left eye was always weaker than my left its around -2.5 and -5.5 right now +astigmatism. My parents have always noticed that I have had a "lazy eye". Doctors told them a pair of glasses would fix the issue. (elementary school) With my glasses there is rarely ever any deviation except when I'm not paying attention. Although without glasses it is very easy for my left eye to slip away. I felt the glasses were just a mask or cover-up of an issue that isn't being solved. When wearing contacts it is also easier for the left eye to deviate (Although the contacts were not made for astigmatism).

I want to have normal eyes..by whatever means possible by the time I'm in my mid twenties and not now. From research I know patching will hardly have an effect. Is there a surgery that will correct the lazy eye, but then what about the LASIK?
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233488 tn?1310693103
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You will never have "normal eyes" you were born with strabismus and unequal refractive error.

Your best bet is to see a Eye MD ophthalmologist that specializes in strabismus. You might benefit from refractive surgery on the eye with the astigmatism and strong RX.

Any blood relatives or children of you have a 20% chance of inheriting a same problem. The fact that your problem can't be cured doesn't mean it can't be helped.

JCH MD
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233488 tn?1310693103
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This is a generalization but surgery is only done if the deviation is cosmetically a problem. If the eyes look straight but are a few degrees out of line surgery is not done. Even if you had zero deviation most likely your eyes would not work perfect together resulting in reduced depth perception.

JCH MD
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olz
My eyes are (mostly) perfectly straight with glasses.

Do you think my best bet would be to just use glasses for the rest of my life, or go through a surgery that may or may not help and end up with mediocre results. I would rather have zero deviation than mild deviation after surgery.
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