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Eye patching
Strabismus is a disorder in which the two eyes do not line up in the same direction, and therefore do not look at the same object at the same time. The condition is more commonly known as "crossed eyes." Amblyopia or lazy eye must be treated first. A patch is placed over the better eye. This forces the weaker eye to work harder.
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A 44-year old asked:
Does eye patching for cross eyes cause any pain?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does anyone have a child that has to wear an eye patch?
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A 48-year old asked:
How long should a baby to wear an eye patch to correct a lazy eye?
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A 24-year old asked:
I have amblyopia, and I'm almost 18. Will eye patch treatment work?
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A 36-year old asked:
I think both my eyes are cross slightly inward. Will eye patching will help?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do if I think both my eyes cross slightly inward, eye patching will help?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can wearing an eye patch on a "good" eye cause vision damage, or make the covered eye lazy?
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A member asked:
can the eye patch cure my lazy eye even though my age is 14 or is it too late and the patch is useless?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can an eye patch help treat central serous retinopathy?
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A 38-year old asked:
Do I have to wear an eye patch after having a cataract removed?
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A 36-year old asked:
How long do you wear the eye patch for after surgery for a chalazion?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it recommended to wear an eye patch to protect my scratched cornea?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are eye injuries that would need an eye patch for 3 months?
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A member asked:
I have a lazy eye, it is negatively affecting my life. Is there anything I can do to fix it? I had laser surgery when I was a baby, and my doctors put the eye patch to strengthen the eye, but I kept taking it off (since I was a tot). Is there any type of
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does it take to fix lazy eye by patching?
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A 29-year old asked:
for strabismus, do you need to close or open the patched eye?
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A 31-year old male asked:
my daughter 2 years of age & prescription +17 in right eye and -3 in left eye. guide me patching schedule.?
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A 59-year old female asked:
What will cause the white of your eye to get a yellow film the corner of the eye has a patch of yellow on the white part of the eye it looks like you could wipe it away but you cant
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A member asked:
Red, slightly swollen patch around eye with mild weeping. Eye itself feels and works perfectly fine. Skin inflammation around one eye, mild but constant weeping and flaking. Eye itself feels fine and is working normally. Have noticed same small patch now
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A member asked:
I USED SALONPAS PATCH TOOK OFF AFTER 8 HOURS AROUND 4 AM TODAY AND ACCIDENTALLY RUB MY EYE AND MY NOSE THEN KINDA TASTE IT ON MY CAN IT DAMNAGE ME
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A 30-year old female asked:
hi i have a yellow looking patch on the whites of my eyes it has been there for a good while and ive not thought much of it untill my partner noticed ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a question about my skin around my eyes. I have a white patch just below my eyebrow, and I started getting another white patch under the bottom?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a question about my skin around my eyes I have a white patch just below my eyebrow and I started getting another white patch under the bottom o?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does patching a normal eye cause it to potentially become lazy?
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A 31-year old asked:
What happens to an eye if you cover it for a long time with patch?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it likely bad to have lots of red lines and small patchs of black on your eye ?
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A 34-year old female asked about a male:
My son is 22 months old & has a slightly unfocused lazy eye.what can I do? I tried patching for 3 weeks but it didn't make a difference .
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A member asked:
If I have a palsy in one eye, how should I wear a patch?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I got punched and have a black eye. Embarrassing so I wear a bandage patch. Its been 3 days and the bruise is dark help?
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A 18-year old asked:
my eyelashes have fallen out in a small patch on one eye. it has been a couple of weeks and they dont seem to be growing back! what should i do?
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