Question:
My friend has a lazy eye. Is she a canidate for LASIK?
Answer:
Actually, "lazy eye" is the layman's term for amblyopia. It is not
necessarily a muscle problem. "Strabismus" is an eye muscle problem often
associated with amblyopia. However, there are MANY possible causes of
lazy eye which have nothing to do with eye muscles (for example, pediatric
cataracts or other opacities of the ocular media, retinal troubles,
uncorrected refractive errors, anisometropia, eyelid drooping, tumors
around the eye, etc).
You are right though Steve, that LASIK can still be performed in an
amblyopic eye. It will not improve the vision beyond what glasses or
contact lenses will, though.
