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me_dennis · 09-17-2015, 09:09 AM

I've got a dominant right eye and lazy left eye (what I see with both eyes open is mostly what my right eye sees). I suspect that my depth perception is being affected by this. Lately, I've been getting some irritation in my eyes, where I feel like I need to cover up my lazy eye in order to see. I wear contacts daily, usually about 15 hours a day (probably way too long, I know). The reason why I don't wear glasses more often is that when I wear glasses for more than 2-3 hours, I feel dizzy and my eyes feel strained, and I have the need to take the glasses off for a bit.

My prescription is -1.75 on my right, and +5.00 on my left. For my latest glasses prescription, I asked the doctor to lower the strength on my left eye to +3.00, because he suggested that having a lower strength may help with the dizziness and headaches. He explained that because there is such a big difference between both eyes, it may cause some strain to my eyes.

What can you recommend for the dizziness and discomfort? Is there a reason why I feel the need to cover up my left eye in order to see? What are your recommendations for patients with a lazy and dominant eye?

Also, if my right eye were ever to get damaged, what are the chances that my brain can relearn to make my left eye un-lazy? I try to always wear eye protection, but it would be nice to know the worst case scenario.

Thanks in advance!

09-17-2015, 09:09 AM	#475
me_dennis Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	I've got a dominant right eye and lazy left eye (what I see with both eyes open is mostly what my right eye sees). I suspect that my depth perception is being affected by this. Lately, I've been getting some irritation in my eyes, where I feel like I need to cover up my lazy eye in order to see. I wear contacts daily, usually about 15 hours a day (probably way too long, I know). The reason why I don't wear glasses more often is that when I wear glasses for more than 2-3 hours, I feel dizzy and my eyes feel strained, and I have the need to take the glasses off for a bit. My prescription is -1.75 on my right, and +5.00 on my left. For my latest glasses prescription, I asked the doctor to lower the strength on my left eye to +3.00, because he suggested that having a lower strength may help with the dizziness and headaches. He explained that because there is such a big difference between both eyes, it may cause some strain to my eyes. What can you recommend for the dizziness and discomfort? Is there a reason why I feel the need to cover up my left eye in order to see? What are your recommendations for patients with a lazy and dominant eye? Also, if my right eye were ever to get damaged, what are the chances that my brain can relearn to make my left eye un-lazy? I try to always wear eye protection, but it would be nice to know the worst case scenario. Thanks in advance!