I am 23 year's old and I have a amblyopia in my left eye , is treatment is available to cure this lazy eye issue?

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Hello lybrate-user. Sorry about your eye trouble. Amblyopia/ lazy eye develops during the initial years of one's life (2 to 12 years of age). As you would probably know, there are multiple reasons associated with it. Let me enumerate them in brief:
(1) unequal refractive error in both eyes causing one eye to become lazy.
(2) squint in one eye.
(3) cataract at a young age in one eye / both eyes.
(4) retinal tumor/ detachment/ pathology occurring at a young age.
(5) injury to one eye.
If treated early (2 to 12 years of age) and followed up regularly, there is a chance of preventing amblyopia. Unfortunately, at your age (23 years), it would be difficult to treat and cure it. Early intervention in the form of patching therapy would have made it possible to cure it.

Chaitanya Shukla · Accepted Answer

Hello lybrate-user. Sorry about your eye trouble. Amblyopia/ lazy eye develops during the initial years of one's life (2 to 12 years of age). As you would probably know, there are multiple reasons associated with it. Let me enumerate them in brief:
(1) unequal refractive error in both eyes causing one eye to become lazy.
(2) squint in one eye.
(3) cataract at a young age in one eye / both eyes.
(4) retinal tumor/ detachment/ pathology occurring at a young age.
(5) injury to one eye.
If treated early (2 to 12 years of age) and followed up regularly, there is a chance of preventing amblyopia. Unfortunately, at your age (23 years), it would be difficult to treat and cure it. Early intervention in the form of patching therapy would have made it possible to cure it.