Calling all Facepunchers that have amblyopia (more commonly known as lazy eye)
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Let me first start off by saying that I was diagnosed with refractive amblyopia at the age of 3, gracing me with the gift of only being able to see dominantly out of my left eye, while my right eye's vision is blurry and suppressed. Thanks to this wonderful condition, I have the innate ability to not only see solely in two dimensions, I also have the depth perception of a T-Rex, making driving at night (and sometimes even during the day) a real challenge. My reasoning behind creating this thread is to see if any other Facepuncher out there has amblyopia, and if they have had any luck in treating later in life.
I've read many online articles saying that amblyopia [I]can [/I]be treated with visual exercises and/or surgery (depending on the type of amblyopia), but I've had zero luck in trying to train my brain to see out of my right eye. I've read that surgery can help with it as well, but the results are iffy and surgery costs a hell of a lot of money. I probably would have already jumped on that opportunity right away if it weren't for the fact that I have some self control and would like to hear some anecdotal reports and the fact that my wallet isn't exactly overflowing with cash. Good depth perception and the ability to see in 3D is one thing I'd like to experience before I die, but unfortunately medical science isn't advanced enough, so I'll have to stick with either home treatments or the fact that I'll never have stereoscopic vision. So, Facepunch, what has your luck been with various treatments, and how has having this disease affected you? Long walls of text and stories are welcome and encouraged.
[B]tl;dr Stereoscopic vision is something I'd really like to have and I'm wondering if any other FPers have had any success in treating their amblyopia.[/B]
I can voluntarily make each of my eye see in different direction, so the images will overlap/double.
Amblyopia conquered :rock:
I had esotropia and got surgery for it last year.
I was born with Amblyopia, I think Diagnosed when I was 5 as I started wearing glasses then. I was a little cunt and didn't do any treatment so I am stuck with Amblyopia. I went to an optometrist outside of my town because a Doctor we saw for a sleep disorder (which was caused by Amblyopia, I shall explain) thought Ambylopia could be caused rather than being born with it. He said that surgery won't help at all.
I have Ambylopia in my left eye, it's all fuzzy and I can't read at all unless the words are really big. HOWEVER, I can see 3D, of course not that well, as it needs to be in a specific way and watching 3D Movies with glasses on top of my normal glasses would be really awkward so I never tried a 3D movie, but the 3DS does work. In fact, the New 3DS more than the original.
Okay so I have Non-24 Hour Sleep-Wake disorder, most people who have it are blind and it's rare in sighted people. Amblyopia has probably contributed to it. Not too sure but it's possible as it's also in people who are sensitive to light so when you see me in pictures I am always squinting with my Left Eye shut , and I find it bright as hell outside. So I just assume it is part of the reason I have the sleep disorder.
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Okay yeah, the Doctor we saw is an Eye Surgeon, so you can't get any more professional than that. But it also depends on how bad your Amblyopia is, and yours sounds worse than mine.
I had a less severe case of lazy eye (My vision was alright, my eyes just werent straight/I couldnt see 100% with my right eye) and I got surgery to help. I have better sight not on my right eye, and it looks nicer. The first 3 days after surgery are the worst, then the pain gets less and less. The eyedrops and cream for your eyes are fucking hell though, but it's worth it if you ask me.
I don't have lazy eyes but i can do this eyelid thing that people say makes it look like I do
[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;46892491]I had a less severe case of lazy eye (My vision was alright, my eyes just werent straight/I couldnt see 100% with my right eye) and I got surgery to help. I have better sight not on my right eye, and it looks nicer. The first 3 days after surgery are the worst, then the pain gets less and less. The eyedrops and cream for your eyes are fucking hell though, but it's worth it if you ask me.[/QUOTE]
I have that same problem (vision with my right eye is meh, but I can still read posts on FP with my left eye closed so it isn't horrible). How big is the difference?
I thought corrective surgery was a thing
However the medical side of me is telling me that you probably passed a critical period for developing proper depth perception even if the disorder were treated.
Doubly however, I have read of other people with eye based stereoscopic issues that were corrected later on, and they did regain some level of stereoscopic vision.
So even if you do correct it, it would be better than not. Good luck
I was born with Amblyopia, diagnosed around when I started Kindergarten. However my story is pretty much the same as Xonax's in that surgery would've been ineffective and I was too stubborn at the time to bother doing what was effectively visual therapy.
I also can see 3D like Xonax, although I don't know if my 3D experience is considered better or worse than others' for obvious reasons. Thankfully my left eye started substituting for my right eye and has above average vision (last measured 20/14 doing a physical, while my right eye measured 20/200 both uncorrected). As a result I don't experience any visual hindrances at all while going about my daily life, even though my right eye is literally fucked.
I can't recall the specifics I was diagnosed with. I remember that I have a problem with convergence from my right eye. Visually speaking if you saw me out in public there's no way you could tell that I have a lazy eye, though. This was also more than likely one of the reasons I wasn't diagnosed until so late in age. Because of how late the diagnosis was, it was also impossible by that time for me to have surgery according to the doctor.
One way I've found to help with my amblyopia is to pick an object, any object, look at it with your bad eye, and quickly pan in, out, around, and side to side while heavily imagining the shape of the object in your head. Although this may sound silly, take mind that amblyopia is a mental issue and the best way of dealing with it is to stimulate it as hard as possible, creating the necessary neural pathways. The rate of improvement depends on your neural plasticity which depends on your age, energy level, how rested you are, and probably a few other things.
[QUOTE=NixNax123;46894841]I have that same problem (vision with my right eye is meh, but I can still read posts on FP with my left eye closed so it isn't horrible). How big is the difference?[/QUOTE]
It's definitly noticable, although I now have a problem that sometimes I'll have dubble vision, nothing too bad but it can get annoying at times. I don't know if it's because I didn't heal well or because of the surgery itsself.
I was born with Amblyopia and I got surgery for it when I was a kid. It didn't do much because I still have double vision sometimes and my right eye is almost completely blind at night. Also the only 3D i can see is the 3DS' when I concentrate really hard,. It all kinda really sucks.
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