No need to suffer from wandering eye or crossed eyes
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Dr. James McDonnell, the medical director of pediatric and specialty services ophthalmology at Loyola, and his patient talk about the physical and emotional difficulties of strabismus, or wandering eye. What's really vexing is that many people are told they just have to live with it, but that's not true. There's no need to suffer from this condition. For more information or to make an appointment, please visit www.loyolamedicine.org/ophtha... or call 888-584-7888.
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I have 0 confidence because of my left eye
Hi, Lizzy! I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you've experienced with your left eye. We have great specialists who can assess your case to see what treatment may be helpful to you. If you're in the Chicago area, you can schedule an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/ophthalmology or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
Lizzy Alvaradoo j
Same im lazy eyed and get made fun of
Me too girly:(
Lizzy Alvaradoo: OMG SAME! I hate when people ask “What are you looking at?” Like I just want to RUN AWAY 😪
It’s so hard loving myself when the first thing people notice about me is my lazy eye
I have won too
Feel your pain
vert same m8 ppl point it out and had surgery before that failed
@@aarriikknn33ll yeah
vert its annoying, but yeh it is what it is
I’ve always been bullied for this main reason.
Me too high school sucked for me and as an adult my confidence is low knowing kids and adults look at me like I'm weird
Me too I know that feeling all too well I'm seriously considering surgery now
Tyee Jackson I’ve lived with it and always been bullied because of that
Does people run away from you as well
@@hassenwhite6548 people avoid being friends with me because of my crossed eye , I would do anything to fix it
I'm sitting on my bathroom floor right now, crying because I've had my lazy eye for 18 years now and it haunts me everyday. I never feel confident. I never let people take photos of me. It really sucks because, I am a cosplayer and my whole hobby and life is very cosmetic and the fact that I cannot ever experience this happiness and this bliss because I'm too poor,, just really hurts.
Mee too same problem in my life, i have 0 confidence
Ey man you have rest of your life ahead of u right?? U got this fam ✊✊
Me too. What is worse is that people are idiots, treated like I'm a joke!
rip
Don't worry dude i have the same problem since i am 3 but i don't cry man now i am 17teen everything's gonna be fine man trust me
Everyone who is cross eyed like me ,
Don’t let anyone make you feel bad stand up for yourself
And take it as a blessing
I don’t look people in the eye i only look at them for a sec and look away cause my eyes would cross
@@itz_monica7289 exactly if my eyes weren’t crossed I could look people in the eyes and not feel bad
THIS SURGERY IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!!!!! I walked around for a long time very self conscious of my eye shifting. I avoided eye contact and pictures because I was always worried my eyes would not be straight. Dr. McDonell corrected this problem and I could not be happier. It was covered by my insurance and the recovery was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. If you have this condition I highly recommend getting it corrected.
Thank you for sharing your story with us! I'm glad your experience with Dr. McDonnell was so successful, and you're enjoying your results! -Keisha
Was it painful?
hw much dd it cost?
Mommyd10t what’s this surgery called ?
Mommyd10t i had the surgery in 2012, started doin exercises round this year wearing an eye patch and believe me it does help a little. Get eye patch and do exercises. And when u can somewhat control it, it may increase the success rate of the surgery. Because sometimes it may revert. It happened to me.
I hope I can get my eye fixed. People think I’m so mean because I want to be alone and not talk in a group. Once someone ask me who are you looking at I’ll start to cry.
I understand ❤❤
You must feel uncomfortable
@@gitu4me that too!
U are beautiful dnt cry love no matter wat nobody say u are so gorgeous 😩🥰🥺🏆
@@ooscorpio768 thank you love.❤️
I have low self-esteem from it, Im very insecure. It makes me an introverted person.
When i read of all the comments and i realized that's not only me who's suffering from this situation but believe me acceptance is the best cure...
I'm 18 and have strabismus. Honestly it affects me everyday because I frequently get double vision. My eye doctor keeps bumping my prescription up which sharpens my vision but makes me see double more often. I hate it when people ask me where I'm looking and to look them in the eye because shit I thought I was. But finally after many years of being made fun of I have been referred to a surgical consult. Maybe this will be the answer to my prayers?!? Fingers crossed 🤞
Thanks for sharing your story, Katie! Strabismus presents so many challenges for those who have it. I hope your surgical consult goes well! Good luck! -Keisha
Same here can we become frinds
Katie Cohn strabismus and other defects alike can cause DB and it has nothing to do with having high astigmatism. Talk about incompetent dr's u babe.
@@LoyolaHealth 👃
Katie Cohn you got surgery?
I've struggled with this to since I was 5 and it bother me when people say who are you looking at. I can't help it, it makes me so insecure so I try to be funny to distract from my insecurity.
Sorry for the rant
I feel your pain
Same thing happens with me😓
Bless you ❤️
deja _love I’ve lived with it. It kept me weak person in my life
same i make jokes about it but inside i'm not laughing
I wish i could afford to have my eyes fix. I can't even make an eye contact so people think I'm rude but I'm just really shy and I've got 0 confidence because of it 😔
@FERNASTY I hope we get to learn how to be confident with our eyes being like this :)
Hugs to you xx
Aw me to I have a lazy eye and everyone asked me why is you eye like that but I just try to say somthing even though I,don't want to
Same here guys😢
I wish the same my eyes are even worse both of my eyes wonder but only one at a time I can change it (but it does provide for a good party trick)
i’ve gotten 4 surgeries and my eye still drifts. what i do to help it is use an eyepatch at home when i’m going to be focusing on one specific area (like if i’m reading or using my phone) and just continuously do that until your eye muscles strengthen. outside of my house, i usually wear glasses with little to no subscription because the frames help my eye from drifting. i’ve been doing both of these consistently for about a year and so far it’s been good and my eye drifts a lot less, usually only when i’m focusing on something intently but it’s getting better!
My eyes are split when taking a picture . That why i focused on the lenses . Cause if i dont my eyes are noticibly split
Me too here where,I give only my side poses Everytime
i think you should come to kurdistan,erbil,to mala ali kalak,
Same here bro...
Same, sometimes I have to blink before taking pictures and focus on the lenses
Ive always took a selfie photo instead portait so that i can notice wether my eye wonder off
I was born with it. But its like on and off. Now my eyes are perfect then next yeaaaaa...!
Jordon OG how?
How plz
We call it intermittent tropia
How u rid off lazy eye
Hariee Krishhna I cant tell you how to get rid of one bc if I knew how I wouldn’t have one but I work on mine like literally all the time like even rn I close my good eye especially while on the phone or watching tv stuff like that and I just watch w my bad eye. I started doing it bc I noticed my vision getting slightly blurry and it scared me so I been working it out lol and I believe it’s been working my vision isn’t blurry and I think it might be getting better but it’s just so hard to make them both work together at the same time... mainly when I’m not paying attention it’s the worst but I can make it look normal when I have to like for pics or a short period of eye contact but I still get self conscious abt it tho
I've had a lazy eye for 28 years. I tried getting an opinion from an eye doctor regarding whether or not I would be a candidate for the surgery, and he stated no since I've had two previous surgeries. 😥 A surgery like this would change my life!
I'm almost 50 did suffer growing up really don't care anymore , it's only left eye turns left when I'm trying to focus it's not 24/7 , still bothers me when I think of what people called me . it's OK people go through a lot worse , it's life .
tipu sultan no its not okay I'm dying of all the bully I go through
You have an amazing and strong heart. You are blessed.
tipu sultan I have same problem :/ but no one knows I have this problem
SULTAN TIPU bless u..😇😇😇😇
I feel the same way, pushing that half-century mark too. I don't lack confidence, I've only been experiencing it for about 12yrs, if someone notices it or asks what's wrong with my eye, I'll say what's wrong with yours or nothing's wrong, lol, that's my innate defense mechanism I guess, I totally understand others who aren't as confident, I know kids and younger adults can be so cruel. It's just a weaker eye and yes, I wish I didn't to have deal but I have so much more to be grateful for, I can see, not 20/20, but I'm not completely blind. 😁
I'm so glad to know that there are people that understand how I feel. I hate taking pictures.
Okay so none of my family and friends won't tell me if my eyes are crooked but I know they be lying so I'm here 😭😂😂😂
It's very hard having wandering eye and it's much harder knowing I can't afford treatment. It's sad.
Same and it's so noticeable in pictures, I find myself not being able to look at people and avoiding eye contact incase they notice. I don't take any photos and when my friends take pictures I try not to get in them.
Cameron Boyle how long does it take
I recommend anyone who suffer from lazy eyes and can have the surgery to have it. I had the surgery at 17 and it changed my life it gave me so much confidence
Where did u do your surgery
@@abiragavi6573 New Orleans Louisiana university hospital
@@nubitaiwo9997 thank you
As the woman in this video, I can attest to having more than one surgery. I had three surgeries. First at age 12, then 23 and the latest one at age 40. In my case my eyes did wander again, however they were successfully corrected the last time. The key is finding the right surgeon to do the procedure. Good luck!
How much does it cost?
Where is this Dr located ? And his name
I'm 43 years old, and I've been made fun of my whole life because of my eye. I only recently learned that it is fixable. I think of all the torment I would never have experienced if I'd known earlier. I can't wait to get my left eye fixed!
I see so much mature people here. May God Bless You :)
I have been bullied all my life because of my lazy eyes. It hurts to hear people putting emphasis on your disability. I got zero confidence. I never had the confidence to grab opportunities or even had the guts to entertain suitors in the past because of this. I’m from the Philippines. If ever they have like this surgery, I won’t be able to do it due to financial incapacity. Live with it. I considered myself blessed that I can still see God’s wonders everyday.😇 😉
I feel you :(
I am also from Philippines and i feel so sad knowing how our society is being judgmental and bully. It's hurts so sad
That is Dr. Jim McDonnell; best 'eye' doctor in the world. He fixed my son's eyes. It took patience and 3 surgeries, but they are perfect and, to me, it's a miracle! Love you Dr. Jim!
He'll need more surgeries in the future. The brain will turn the eye until vision therapy corrects the brain anomaly that caused it in the first place. You cut into your kids healthy muscles for no reason, and now he'll have scar tissue and will never be able to correct the source of what's causing the eye turn in the first place.
he fixed my eyes too he is the best eye dr ever ccwhit55
@@MetraRailfanning I saw Dr McDonell. Told me he can fix my exotropia at my current 31 years of age with 70% chance of staying corrected. I had 3 surgeries when little under the aged of six, but it wandered after the 3rd surgery. Was your issue similar? I am debating whether to do the surgery or not. Hope your son is doing Great. Ty
he did mine and it’s straight
How much money is required...???
I've been on this Earth for 16 years and still suffer from this. It's very tiring and it misses with me all the time.
Hello, Jay! I'm sorry about the pain your condition has caused you. We do have some great specialists who can assess your case and recommend treatment, if possible. Your parent or guardian can schedule an appointment with one of them either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
As you can see from my current profile photo, I have this disorder. Not really a big deal to me. But I guess I just know how to rock it!
bandit957
Not to try to make you feel better, but I wouldn’t have noticed it if you didn’t point it out, not that bad to me.
Try vivid vision eye therapy. It works wonders and gives 3D vision (ex strabismus here)
bandit 957
try to pull that ear which one from the eye crossed, my grand mother , pulling eye crossed childrens ! for 21 days, every day one minute. they get cure !
get back real eyes ! and they escape from that bad day!😂.
i don't know correctly for mans but for children will work !
I’m 13, when I was four I had lazy eye ,I was made fun of it in prekay and I was sad ,now I can control when it happeneds (I don’t do it much because I j is of the consequences) and kids think it’s cool that I can do that ,i definitely know how to rock it
I was told that nothing can be done about this
This dude is amazing what a great thing he did. I don’t think any person who doesn’t have crossed eyes could understand how much this probably meant to her. It makes me want to cry even talking about mine bc it’s like my biggest insecurity even though I try not let it bother me, it still does. I’ve had 2 surgeries and they both did something but they’re still not straight by any means. It sucks being told you can’t fix it and that it’s only going to get worse as you get older it’s just scary and it makes me sad. I know one day I’ll have the money to do this again and if I can find this dude it’s overwith lol I wish I could give everybody w this issue in the comments a big hug bc i used to beat myself up about it a lot more and I know how it feels but tbh I think it adds character and it makes you a little more empathetic towards other people and their insecurities... Life is beautiful and I’m just really thankful to even be able to see In the first place😊
You could probably get the surgery for free. My health insurance covered my surgery at UCLA. My driving skills were being affected, which helped with my surgery not being considered cosmetic.
It happens with my left eye when I am sleepy. But I don't feel or see it. I see normal, but I don't feel embarassed about it. I like being unique
I HAVe the exact same problem but I have horrible self-confidence because of it. My left eye wanders outwards if I'm tired or sometimes if I stare at something to long.
I don't have it as bad as most of these people. But my right eye is a bit too high. I wish I could straighten it out.
I have this from early childhood and gotta say It impacted my life probably a lot more than anything else. There's a lotta people I wanted to meet, a lot of things i wanted to do but it fked with my confidence. Middle and high school was like hell. Everyone would make fun of it, call it out infront of the entire class for no reason. Somehow I used to hold my tears. Things actually improved in college since my friends are more mature now and don't bring it up much often. But honestly even though I try to mask it with humor and makes jokes of myself for it in front of friends, deep down it hits like a truck. Takes me days to recover from one awkward incident.
I have wondering eyes it's not easy I've been picked on called all kinds of names even my friends ended up calling me names and it even left on me like it was my real name they stopped addressing me by my real name even some of their parents started calling me cross eye I stopped going over to my friends I hate going out people stare and if they don't know my name or they forgot they just call me cross eye after high school I went to a technical institute I wanted to become an engineer my class mates were ok I made my self as available and friendly as I could as I always try to do. Things went ok at first until they started asking if I can see or was I born with it all meaning well but it became over bearing for me, I graduated and got a distinction, after 8 long years I was the only student to top the field in which I was studying I remember at the graduation I was introduced to a host of representatives from some top companies in my country as they come to graduations as part of an agreement with the institute to scout the best young talents I gave up that dream I couldn't be around too much people I never got a job working for a company or a firm that had a number of people I instead started doing odd jobs cleaning peoples yards and so on, jobs that would just be me alone I was scared of going out into the world sometimes I would look back at life and wish I wasn't like this I probably would be well off in life with the opportunities I was given career wise I just ran...This maybe hard to ask but don't let it get to you take it from me kid it's not easy saying that but trust me it can mess your life up if you let it...
God bless, I really know the emotional pain...
YOUR NOT ALONE
Hey, just an update, was going through some depressing times back then. I actually ended up talking with my parents, hopefully gonna get it treated after my entrance exams.
I don’t know how I ended up on this part of RUclips…. but i barley started strolling thru the comments before my eyes began filling with tears how can we be so cruel to each other? It’s 2021 !! For years and years and years as children were taught to not judge others by appearance, to be kind, treat others with respect & compassion, and it should be in our human nature to be loving..
I love all of you and i want you to know that there’s one more person to add to your list of people who wouldn’t be phased by your appearance :) I care about your fucking character and if you listen to your heart… which brings me to something I’d like to share that I’m hoping might help
The only time a lazy eye works is when your eyes are open in pitch black. But as soon as you turn on the lights, it's back to wandering eyes again. Not sure why that is.
honestly more and more people are getting this because we are staring at our phones all day and our eye muscles are shrinking
what we need to do is exercise these occular muscles by:
reading large books more
doing eye movement exercises (left right, up down, diagonal, look at pen as u move it back and forth near/away from nose, doing circular movements clockwise and counter)
i did that when i started to notice my left eye was moving a bit higher and and out than my right and now they are perfectly centered
but u must do this everyday, 2-3 times about 2 min each time. It's very easy😎😎😎😎😎
Thanks!! :)
Thx
if i limit my screen time, can it help?
Gotta start doing this cuz something is definitely up with my right eye these days
When I turned 20 my left eye started wandering. Found out I have keratoconus. That was 5 years ago. I usually keep my eye closed. It tends to hurt if I keep it open too long.
My cornea in my left eye burst a little while back. I’m using the ointment the dr has told me to use. I know it’s going to be a long journey. But I’m really tired of the drop in confidence because of my eye. My eyes are a light brown and big so I was always complimented on them. Now I hate for anyone to ask why I keep my eye closed.
Love this video. It's so true - so many of our patients come to our clinic thinking there was nothing that could be done to help straighten their eyes. Many were given bad advice. And our most common feedback is 'I wish I had done this sooner'. For many, if they had known - they would've done it sooner!
Where is the clinic ?
@@karmenj2583 we are based in London, England.
@@londonsquintclinic5440 pls i really need to fix my right eye, how can i make it down and what is the cost...presently living in turkey
@@francisoshoma5410 you can book a video consultation with Dr Ali via our website.
Anybody else like when they’re reading they’re left eye just crosses and makes double vision? I can control mine, but it’s bothersome.
I was born with Exotropia. It ruins my confidence around everyone. I hate when people talk about it. Some people treat me differenty because my eyes are weird. Its usually my right eye, but sometimes when I look to the left, it becomes my left eye. I've had 3 surgeries, and tons of eye drops and treatments. But that was when I was around 3-7. I'm 13 now. I have no confidence In myself. I am so self conscious around my friends. If you know good therapy. please let know
Hi, Madison! I'm sorry to hear about the negative experiences you've had dealing with exotropia. Our doctors prefer to see patients in person in order to prescribe the best possible course of action. If you're in the Chicago area, your parent/guardian can schedule a face-to-face appointment for you with one of our specialists either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/ophthalmology or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
Loyola Medicine
I live in the Southern Florida Area.
I should be seeing a doctor doctor soon.
Do you know any home therapy?
Thanks for reaching out to us, Madison. I'm sorry, our doctors don't make recommendations via social media. They need to see patients in person in order to evaluate specific cases. But I hope you're able to find some suitable treatment closer to home. -Keisha
Madison Hitt me too i also have extrotopia im in the philippines
Madison Hitt you are not alone friend! I've had the same experiences
My beautiful souls of similar troubles, bros, sis I also grew up with this eye defect in my left eye, it has been tough indeed I’m only 20 I noticed some of u are much older I just can’t imagine what u been through due to sum out of ur Choice or control as I’m sure many of u have realized self love is the ultimate key ,however I’ve found that if u don’t want to take the surgery route , here’s what to do complete exotropia eye exercises or the order kinds or tropia u got mines is exo , practice looking out of the affected eye on its own for a couple hrs out of ur day and practice bates eye method anyways love you, work and improve on u and go about the practices from a place of love and ease , it’ll all work out keep at it I love you so very much my fellow brethren and sisters you got this ✊🏾❤️
Thanks for treating this.
Ive always been dealing with my right eye, but at younger ages my brain could still ‘ignore’ one eye or force my eyes to work together, therefore i thought its just normal what im seeing, and it isnt anything serious. However now that im older, and especially my past year, ive been seeing double heavily as an adult brain loses the ability to ignore an eye.
This has really impacted me heavily, and is straining m constantly as i cant look properly.
Ive had surgery on this when i was 11, but i dont remember anything anout it, all i know is that im very troubled with my eyes right now as im too scared to drive.
The doctors are being very slow in my procedure as ive gone to them half a year ago, asking for a new surgery. Some tests were done, but it all happens extremely slowly while i keep struggling more and more with my eye.
This situation has leas me to get really down since its depressing to live with such a chaotic sight. (I constantly see 2 very unaligned pictures diagonally)
Sorry for my bad english, i dont know why im commenting this anyway, i think im just hoping to find more people with this that can relate. I could really use someone to relate to as i have trouble properly explaining to people how this feels, especially since they have no way of understanding since they dont have it. (Cant blame them for not understanding)
Reading the comments, alot of people are care alot more about the embaressment and how it looks, to clarify; its not that visible for me. I have to tell people to look at my eyes and see if i they see it, for them to ever notice. So im not bothered cosmetically, but visually. So im surprised i dont see people too upset about that like i am
Do not get surgery, that is if you don't want to become partially blind.
I got surgery when I was 4, I then lost my vision in my left eye almost immediately after, and now I'm worried about the right one, because my vision in that eye is getting worse every year.
that’s you
use the juicer for get water of truffle and give some drops ito your eyes, or yuse water of the carrot by juicer! drink one glass every days, for 60 days you will be back get strong eyes seeing longer than 5meters.
Am 18, I have temporary squint, My eyesight is weak (-8 both) and that's why sometimes my left eye squints outward when I feel lethargic but not forcefully I know when I am doing it but don't know why, I can fully control it. I mean I can control if I want my left eye to go squint or the right one(which is perfectly fine).
Don't know if this is really some talent or just some coincidence that I can decide when to squint and which eye too.
Mine isn’t as bad but it does affect my self esteem. Apparently insurance won’t cover for the cost so my parents refuse to let me do the surgery. They also think it’s dangerous
I have this with my left eye and my left eyelid aways gets puffy so I look so ugly like my face is drooping it really effects my confidence
I have a question. When I let my eyes go out of focus, my right eye drifts rather drastically outward. I can sort of control this, however it often happens without me realizing. Strangely, when I cover my left eye (the "good" one), and let my eyes go out of focus, I can make that eye drift outward as well. But the problem is obviously most prevalent in the right eye. What could this condition be, and how could your services help?
Hi, and thanks for your question! Unfortunately, we can't address specific patient cases here, but if you visit our Ophthalmology Services page at loyolamedicine.org/medical-services/ophthalmology-services, you can learn more about different procedures and make an appointment to discuss your particular situation.
amblyopia i am no doctor but i have it and the symptoms you are having are the exact same as mine and his service would help by making it less notice able or the drift go away all together it isn't meant to help improve vision but to boost the person's confidence and make them feel more normal
I just had the surgery and my left eye was doing good but after a few weeks it is reverting back to the way it was. The surgery was a very challenging experience being completely awake and seeing EVERYTHING heh. I recommend doing eye therapy first as my feeling is that strabismus is a much more neurological disorder than a physical muscle one. Before the surgery, I could force my eye to look normal, but it would feel like I was cross eyed and things would be blurry. I would do this for pictures and looking at people that didn't know my condition to avoid embarrassment. After the surgery, at the very least, doing this is less of a strain on my eyes.
Thank you dr. Mc donnell for sharing this I hve so much confident now to go see eye doctor I had low self esteem because of my eye I was depressed
Same here
I had eye surgery before and it didn’t fix my eyes at all and it makes me sad and I feel like an outcast
At 0:37 and 2:32 She looks like she now has esotropia in her left eye as a result of the surgery.
(left eye moving in too much inwards)
It seems after trying to correct one thing they made another problem. Her eyes are clearly not aligned even post surgery.
xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx I would rather have my eyes like her tan both eyes going to hide in a corner when ever they feel like. Good thing the both don’t do it at the same time. But it could be left or right one of em just clock out.
@@charlesharts5761 My 3 year old has strabismus, i'm pretty certain. I'm just curious- can you tell when your eye is doing that or do you not notice it?
The problem will never go away honestly which is why surgery is not even worth it. Us people with crossed eyes will just have to love ourselves the way we were made and change our perspective, because the world will not love us. They are too normal to understand.
Thank you for this video because I am getting a eye surgery in summer.I feel so scared.now I feel better.
Omg it definitely effects your confidence, you can't look people in the eye the anxiety of it makes you feel sick sometimes. Makes you really awkward when talking to anyone
I have a lazy left eye as well but I am a handsome young men my eye was like this when I was born. That's amazing that a doctor that can fix ur eye I would be happy if he reach out to me I just better vison in my eye if he couldn't getting mines back straight
I wish too😢. It loss my confidence everyday in my life
My lazy eye mainly happens when I’m looking at any sort of reflection, whether it’s looking at myself through a selfie camera, mirror, window, black reflective screen, window reflection, even water. It only happens with my left eye, which happens to be my less dominant eye. My right eye is 20/20 vision, but my left I can’t even see my hand if I hold it out.
Hello, Phoe! I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you've experienced with your eye. If you're in the Chicago area, we have great specialists who can assess your case to see what treatment may be most helpful to you. You can schedule an appointment with one of them either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
This is a godsend. I live in ca but am considering coming to this clinic. Both of my eyes will look in off directions at different times. Depending on wich one I focus more with. I hope that can be fixed so I can actually look people in the eyes
I got a lazy eye but it doesn't stop me. always had good looking girlfriends but I'm good at hiding it and it's not always noticeable
GregB gregb you are lucky for some like me the strabismus is too advanced to hide it I can't
Same.. I try hard to hide it, I can somewhat control it, I'd recommend seeing your dr and ask him about prism glasses. Wearing a patch can work too. Wear it several times a day but not everyday and 5hrs+ a day keeps the stray away 😏
@@MisterGoofy same mines so noticeable.
@@exol3530 I had a surgery done for my eyes 5 months ago and I'm really, really happy with the results. I really hope you could find a surgeon who can correct your lazy eye
Ur one of the lucky ones. Mine is my right eye and it is always noticeable. I am now 29 and just now learned to just embrace it.
I had strabismus for many years people would tease me even my family. My mom especially hurt my feelings. So I had the surgery done and the only thing I regret is not having done it sooner. There are side-effects like watery eyes intense dryness and itching and redness after the procedure. I always have tissue with ith me and water to help stop the tears and dry eye feeling. All in all the surgery is worth it in my opinion.
are side effect permanent or only after surgery
I'm 60 years old my cross eye caused my alcoholism for 20 yrs because of self pity .Doctors refused surgery because it was cosmetic.bs its like having acid scar face I'm sober now AA taught me to love ❤️ myself .i look in mirror every morning stare into my good eye and say Richard I love you this helps guys it really does .its done wonders for my 40 years inferiority complex
Dear Doctor!
Thank you very much. I would like to be helped one last time.
I had the hypertropia in the left eye. Now, I am 6 weeks over eye muscle surgery.
My doctor told me before, i have 8 prism diopter vertical difference and she
operates it with 2,5mm down from its current place. ("weakening" the superior rectus / upper straight muscle as i remember)
She operated it. Its way better, but not perfect. I still have a hypertropia.
I feel it and it can be seen in the mirror.
She said i had 8 prism dioptres, and if so, i can guess now i have about 2-3 prism
dioptres vertical squint.
An important information: it was a "simple" operation with sutures applied,
but not with adjustable suture./ not an outpatient surgery.
As i mentioned its way better, but i would gave everthing to go under
operation once again in my life, to fix it properly.
Your personal opinion would be life saver for me. I really admire Your work. You are fantastic.
Thank you very much.
I need you Dr I’m 31 with this problem all my life!
Jaxon Dakota me too... I’m 31 and now it’s causing me pain I won’t to get it fix because glasses not working..
I would like to make a facebook group for us ,living with this condition so we could share our opinions and support each other
Yes u do that
I would definitely join the Facebook group. Has it been created yet?
I have noticed in the comments that people may not be able to afford the treatment. In the UK, it would be free on NHS. In USA, you would have take insurance out, but if would be beneficial for the future and your confidence.
I suffer from something that I'm not sure what it is. Basically I can get either of my eyes to look outwards, so one eye is facing outwards and on eye is looking forwards. This happens a lot when trying to focus, or looking at something for too long. I can also make my eyes do it. Is this strabismus or something else?
I have a crossed eye : ( and it really affects my confidence
@@andreah7696 kinda, but in my case my left eye is fine, my right eye is the crossed eye, it happens when I am only 7 years old, I had a high fever (convulsion) and the doctor said there is a nerve in my eye was been cut off because of too much heat
@@andreah7696 We ask the doctr abou that if there is a way I can have a surgery, and luckily after the doctor run some test and have a look inside of my left eye he found out that the damage nerve in my eye fix its own
but the doctor said even though I have my surgery, it doesn't guarantee that my right eye will be fixed, he said that thry can fix it but not fully 100%, they will correct it but still the eye will wander and will not go totally straight. My Family also don't have enough money, we have a financial problem in our household that is why since I am 5 years old till now (18 years old) I still have my crossed right eye because we can't afford to fix it...
People with strabismus (like me) are stereo-blind.
I've had this surgery, but it is only cosmetic.
I am still stereo-blind.
I have an cross eye😥 seence I was born
Had your surgery successful .
I had the same disorder since I was born. People are making fun of me, some felt pity on me but I realize it is my identity and I don't care anymore. I accepted it and just want to live. People love me for who I am. What bothers me is, it brings a big impact to productivity and to my career. It is really hard to get a job, the interviews, you can't look straight to the interviewer, it affects confidence etc. and considering the highly competitive economy, it is tough with this condition. I'm glad I always got one.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Wenskie. Eye conditions can be very challenging to deal with, and it's clear you handle yours with grace and confidence. If you ever decide that surgery is of interest to you, you can request an appointment with one of our specialists either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck to you! -Keisha
2:20 - Functional vision means that you can achieve stereopsis (3-D viewing) and have normal depth perception. This is very rare to achieve post surgery. While Vision Therapy does not have a 100% success rate for strabismus, it's the only way to re-train the brain in order to achieve functional vision. Cutting muscles won't train the brain.
Check her eyes out at 2:29. Her left eye goes inward.
+SignalBurden Yep they wandered away again. I heard getting this type of surgery never fully fixes the problem.
Yeah - I agree that it doesn't seem to fix it entirely. Family member of mine has slight extropia. Saw a young girl youtuber that posted that she had surgery when she was young but then needed to get it again later on. Family member is going to try Vision therapy and wait a bit. Funny how the first Dr we saw pushed and said we needed to do for surgery right away (since he specialized in it) and another Dr said take a wait and see (that sat better with me). So, I think we will just have the eye deviation measured every year to see if it goes any more out of whack
It's better than having a full blown lazy eye.
SignalBurden true. The bit I don’t like is she’s giving a testimonial like everything’s totally great and she has no problems when we can clearly see she’s had a relapse. I wish she would tell us the whole truth. The benefits as well as the drawbacks
I've had 2 surgeries 8 years ago. Drifting again. Can i get a third?
Good day! Unfortunately, every patient's case is different, so our doctors can not provide advice via social media or e-mail. If you're in the Chicago area, we have great specialists who can assess your case to see what treatment may be most helpful to you. You can schedule an appointment with one of them either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
I am 12 years old and now Im suffering from crossed eye, I got this crossed eyes a few days ago, its like I can see double things but its just 1, and now it gets harder to control, actually I cant control it, and I felt ashamed everytime I go out, I actually just realize that my eyes are crossed when my classmate told me that where am I lookin but im actually looking at him, and they say, why are your eyes crossed? and why isn't straight so everytime I stare at someone or talk to someone, I cover one of my eyes so I can see only 1 and not 2/double, hope you understang what im sayin, thanks for reading this, hope someone can help me with this eyesss :)
Hi, Tricia! Thank you for watching our video. I'm sorry about the trouble you've been having with your eyes. It must be very challenging to deal with. Our doctors aren't allowed to give advice on social media, but if you're in the Chicago area, your parent/guardian can make an appointment for you with one of our specialists so that they can evaluate your case and make a recommendation for treatment. You can request an appointment either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
I get ask so many questions like are you see double? who are you watching? some people try to get my attention by waving their hands in front my face like I'm some what blind... sometimes i try to boost my confidence by saying hello to a person and 90% of the time they'll turn around thinking I'm talking to someone behind them...when walking through a crowd of people after school I try to make the lowest amount of eye contact possible ( keep my head down and walk ah bit fast ) I want to get this surgery but his a historical thing where me and my sister got it from our mom(also her other siblings) they got it from they're mom and so forth and they lived with it for all of their lives me I'm afraid me getting surgery might make things a bit betrayal I'm 17 btw and still lives in my parents house
Hi doctor james Mc donned I had a brain tumor I was only 16 and I had my surgery in 2011 and I had a tumor that killed the vision of my right eye and my right eye starts turning left and I want to know if I have the surgery will that make my right eye straight because sometimes it's turning it sometime it's not turning there is no vision in my right eye doctors told me the muscle. Off .the eye is weak and they are telling me to get the surgery done andt I want to know from you that is it really true should I get the surgery or not thank you very much please let me know as soon as possible
Hi Raj, I'm sending your message to Dr. McDonnell and will send you the answer when I receive it.
Hi Raj
So glad you emailed. Start smiling. You WILL be able to get your eye straight, but it can be complicated. Just make sure you get evaluated by a pediatric ophthalmologist who does a lot of adult Strabismus surgery. Go to AAPOS.org and click on the “Find a Doctor” link to find someone in your area. They will be BEST equipped to straighten your eyes.
From Loyola sending you my best… and may God bless you.
Dr. Jim
Her eyes are cute :)
I’ve had two eye surgeries and because of scar tissue and the small tiny amount that it might help my eye doctor won’t recommend the surgery for me anymore. I still to this day feel like I’m looking straight at people and they aren’t sure that I’m looking at them
I’ve had this done twice and my right eye still isn’t straight
i can understand what're you feeling. Sometime i ask myselt why i didn't have a normal eyes? It's hurt when you hearing some people ask or talk about? I can't stop them. What the fucking thing i can do to make it better now? Have some times i want to the end my life. But finally, i thought that i need to continue live. Haiz, my heart is broken because my lazy eyes. I can't look at anyone eyes, i'm scared some people say that : " hey guy your eye have some problem, it's make you look so funny". Sorry all, i'm not good in english. But i believe that you can understand what problem i have. I don't want to take a photo, close with other people, or something. I want do nothing with my situation....
I feel you .. I have the same problem , my lazy eye is killing my self esteem and confidence ...I dont know what to do about it , it gives me a lot of anxiety , I feel like I am becoming more and more depressed every single day...I guess we have to accept it and move on with our lives , And I know its difficult but we should try and believe that miracles happen every single day :) lots of love to you ❤
I had my eyes fixed back in 2009 and I was 11 years old when I had that surgery. Now I'm 16 years old and I have an lazy eye on my right.
I never fixed it and I'm only 21 and I too have lazy eye on right
Chandan M The struggle is real man. =/
yeah and idk how hard it will become in future Hard to imagine 😐. I think ill be forever alone 😢
Chandan M I never fixed mine too yeah its a struggle
nolia Derilus I want to change my eye colors too.
I lost my left eye when I was six years old, and since then I have been living a psychic hell of people looking at me. Now I am 27 years old and still suffering
I have coats disease witch makes me blind in my right eye and the right is smaller and is lazy
I had squint surgery in my right eye, but it didn't get fixed. It's still shifted towards right when I look straight. I don't understand why it didn't get fixed.
I had surgery and it did nothing.
it doesn't work for everyone
Sorry to hear that Masih. If you tell me where you live perhaps I can refer you to someone who specializes in this type of surgery and they should be able to help you.
Same when I was little maybe 5 years old I had it I did nothing I still have it
Masih Ad-Dajjaal exactly. It didn’t even properly work for the woman in the video. She has esotropia now. Eye moving too inwards. M
you can pull that ear from that eye which wandering . pull that ear for 21 days every days for 1 minute. especially for children
Her eyes look weird now or is it just me ?
The surgery doesn't work for everyone. I know somebody who had it and it's worse now
Lynetta Bethea i think its just you
lol ok
She's still partially cross eyed from what i can see so yeah they still don't look totally right.
She kinda looks like a blind person staring but not seeing if that makes sense
I can't wait to have this done!
I remember one time when I was younger a kid told me "Hey where are you looking"
Exotropia destroyed my life
Hi, AGM! I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties you've experienced with your condition. If you're in the Chicago area, you can schedule an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists so that they can assess your situation and recommend possible treatments. You can do so either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/ophthalmology or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
I am 43 and since I was a teen I noticed my eyes were different from others, I look terrible in all my pictures, unless I wear dark sunglasses. Not only I have that defect but also bowlegs, cant never wear dresses, skirts or shorts, legs have to be covered
I few months ago I had Trabeculectomy eye surgery to fix my vision and the pressure in my left eye and the end result was strabismus this has killed my confidence completely and always giving friends excuses just to hide away and not to show up at parties or BBQ or take pictures 😥😢😩😭
So now I wear phototronics eye glass to hide my left eye it helps alot to hide my funny eye both day and night people can't notice till you ask to take my glasses of
Strabismus since childhood never had the operation as my mom was against it. Now I'm 51 and dealing with difficulty focusing (slight double vision). I don't drive at night anymore out of fear for my safety and that is hard in the winter when you're losing daylight at 4pm. I also am very self conscious and eye contact is almost impossible so this has effected my confidence. People have told me surgery isn't worth it because I'm too old and it will only correct the eye turn not the actual vision. However I'm considering exploring it more in my area.
I'm very much considering going through the surgery when I get back home, would you know if the surgery helps head turn due to dominant eye?
Mine isnt that bad cause I got surgery when I was 6. I have notice my eye wandering off unfortunately other people have as well. But it seems like it only does it when Im tired.
I keep on rubbing my eye when its itchy and im an avid user of my ipad so i think thats the problem
Does any one have pain with their lazy eye like after you look at a computer or your phone for a while? I know the screen is not good for your eyes and it is common for people’s eyes to feel this way, but it’s only my lazy that hurts me.
Yeah, i at age 22 I tried patching. After two weeks of semi-consistent use I went from being unable to read with my bad eye with or without glasses to being able to read from a comfortable distance without glasses and being able to read fine text at an arm's length with the glasses on.
I think I need a new prescription because when I tilt my glasses slightly to the side I see crystal clear, almost as well as in my good eye! Also, I can once again (maybe for the first time?) feel depth perception. I can tell exactly how far all things are for me. When I look at 3d graphics I can see all of the shapes move and I can tell which is in front of which. Iwanna cry. Seeing is beautiful. Don't trust the doctors when they tell you it's too late, try patching before throwing a big sum at a surgery. Maybe try surgery after patching. I didn't even use a proper eyepatch, I simply covered the glass on the good side with a handkerchief and it worked. It's that simple.
I was diagnosed with lazy eyes when i was 16 years, and now 17. Everytime i get to see double vision. We tried eye patching but it doesn't work, my doctor also prescribed me eye glasses but my double vision get worst so my head hurts. Now my I'm only left with one choice, a surgery. I don't think I will go under surgery (bcos it's expensive). I'm having a hard time with my eyes. Hope i could see the world like the normal people do.
i need help! i got strabismus surgery about a month ago for my left eye. all was well and i was making a great recovery. my eyes were perfect and for some reason yesterday it went back to being lazy again and hasn’t changed. i don’t know what to do
"Who are you looking at?" Honestly I hate looking at photos of myself because usually my eye is wandering and it's annoying.I had a patch over my eye and glasses all my life but it's still there.Fortunately, it's not as strong anymore and I can control it most of the time, but when i'm reading or focusing in on something it gets bad.
I know..me too..when reading or focusing on something
I have a friend who has wandering eye on one and a torn retina on the other which makes it hard for her to drive. Is there any sort of vitamins or anything nutritional she should be eating/taking that can help with this?
Remember that there's always someone who is having worse day than you, we're complaining about a lazy eye, and there are pple who can't see a thing, we should be grateful and thankful for what we have 😊❤❤
When I was a toddler I had crossed eyes and the right eye start to go to the opposite way at 11 12 years old. I have a lazy eye since. When I was 25 i've met a surgeon who told me it was not possible to fix it... Then this year in march i've decided to have an appointment with a new one and he says it is possible to correct it ! Im waiting for the surgery now. It is so hard to live with a lazy eye so many people have rude reaction. If you have the same issue and met a doctor or a surgeon who told you to give up the idea of fixing the strabismus don't lose hope and try to contact another one.
My right eye is a lazy eye. Its noticeable but not bad. It doesn't drift away or anything it's almost like it isn't aligned. I have had 2 corrective surgeries done and it has not changed. But I now have a permanent puffy eyelid. I have just come to be ok with it and embrace it. It is what makes me you know me. It sets me apart from others.
Hi Dr.Mcdonell i have the strabismus problem is there anyway i can get it fix?