Very interesting talk about "lazy eye" on this thread. I've had lazy eye my whole life. Never had an eye exam before school but I can remember in the early grades we always had eye tests at school. For kids with bad vision the nurse would yell at them if they couldn't see the letters. I cheated to avoid being yelled at.
It was noticed on a real eye exam when I was around 8-9 and a patch was recommended but I never had the discipline to wear it for any length of time. I've always been well coordinated and a good athlete and can't say I've noticed any difference. My optometrist says that my brain has just changed its "wiring" to compensate for lack of vision in the eye. The only thing I've noticed is that in baseball I've never been comfortable in the batter's box. It alway seems like somethings not quite right with that pitch coming at me.
My optometrist has also said that he would never recommend lazer surgery with only one good eye.
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