HOW TO FIX LAZY EYE | Amblyopia Treatment Strategies

A review of how to fix lazy eye (amblyopia), specifically reviewing the treatment strategies used by eye doctors to improve vision and reduce strabismus. Oftentimes glasses, eye patching, atropine eye drops and eye exercises (vision therapy) or a combination will be used to help. In advanced cases eye surgery may still be needed.

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About this video: Want to learn how to fix a lazy eye? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO will help guide you through the treatment strategies used for lazy eye also known as amblyopia. One of the best treatments for lazy eye includes vision therapy, which includes many eye exercises for lazy eye. These lazy eye exercises have been shown to improve eye tracking and improve eye eyesight in the weaker “lazy eye”. Thankfully, if caught early, amblyopia or “lazy eye” can be treated and oftentimes vision can be improved.