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Treatment For Lazy Eye / Amblyopia In Oyster Bay, New York

What Is Amblyopia?

The Vision Therapy Center at Gold Coast Optometric Vision Performance offers vision therapy to effectively treat amblyopia (lazy eye) in children and adults alike, using the latest, proven methods of neuro-optometric therapy and developmental optometry—generally referred to as Vision Therapy. Amblyopia, commonly referred to as “lazy eye”, is a condition where the brain and eyes are not functioning together in unison the way they should. This results in a loss of vision, usually as a significant difference in power between the eyes.

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Symptoms Of Amblyopia And Resulting Problems

The common misconception is that amblyopia or lazy eye is always accompanied by a visible misalignment of the eyes. The condition of eyes being misaligned is called strabismus, also called a wandering eye and often it can be the cause of the amblyopia. However, amblyopia doesn’t always coincide with strabismus, and it may not even be detectable at all without close examination.

What Causes Amblyopia?

Amblyopia is usually caused by at least one of the following three conditions:

  1. Strabismus, wandering eye, or eye turns, where the eyes fail to align either vertically or horizontally. This is referred to as strabismic amblyopia.
  2. Refractive issues such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and distortions caused by astigmatism.
  3. Congenital Cataracts
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Oyster Bay | Glen Cove | Huntington | Cold Spring Harbor | and Long Island Region