Who would have guessed playing video games could actually be good for your eyes? Well, even though spending too many hours in front of a computer screen is never a good idea, in the case of amblyopia, playing for a few minutes everyday could be help your eye focus… Enjoy!
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My daughter has a -16 left lazy eye. She is turning 8 years old this year. she is wearing her patch from 4 years old. it has been very difficult , may be 8 hours for a week. There has been slight improvement.This year she is using it for 5 hours a day,every day. I am so proud of her. she is doing it well. Is this treatment going to work? how long will we see improvement. ?
Hi Delaine,
Wearing a patch doesn’t come easy to anyone… You should keep doing fun games and exercises with her since this tends to make to process much easier. The best person to answer your questions is your doctor, some eyes get better faster than others but as long as there is improvement, you should stay optimistic!
Thank you for sharing your experience Delaine, you are not going through this alone…
Great post! Been reading a lot about dealing with this treatment. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for reading!
My son is ten and we are told he has lazy eye (20/200 in the “bad” eye). The first doctor said he was too old and nothing could be done for him. We are going to see a specialist at John’s Hopkins in May who offers vision therapy and other treatments. I am TERRIFIED! What can we expect from this process?
Hi Pam,
I understand your situation. Since I am not a doctor, I can’t give you any specific medical recommendation. However, more and more studies show that improvement is possible well over the age of ten – See a specialist and stay positive!
Should you play the games while patched or not?
Hi Danielle, you can do both, however we suggest doing the exercises while patching 🙂
i dont know whethter i have lazy eye or not because sometimes it goes outward and i cannot read properly with that eye plz help
Hello Misha, consult an eye professionnal for your any eye condition…our eyes are so precious!!
My son is suffering from left lazy eye problem.he is now 14 yrs but now we detect problem what is solution now to improve his eye condition is vision therapy useful also eye surgeon give him lenses for regular use pl suggest