‘Lazy Eye’ Evaluation
When an eye turns, the visual system begins to make adjustments. The brain often ignores the picture seen by the turned eye since it does not match with the straight eye. This prevents the child from seeing repeated images or double vision. Unfortunately in children under 8 years of age, when vision is ignored, it is lost. Traditionally, children wear a patch over the good eye to force the weak eye to be used. Some children are candidates for two-eye or binocular therapy to not only improve image clarity but to also improve depth perception and the focusing skills of the lazy eye. Dr. Cara performs a 1-2 hour examination to determine potential treatment options.