ANISETROPIA QUERY

2017-07-10 16:40:58
I am 25, I often notice outward deviation in my right eye when I do any close work for a long duration. Otherwise my eye alignment remains normal. When I use my glasses, my right eye turns outward slightly (about 15°), but when I remove my glasses, that eye immediately comes back to normal position. My doctor prescribed me convergence exercises because she said that strabismus surgery is not advised in such inconsistent duration of amblyopia. I have a large difference in refractive power of both eyes. Right eye -4 along with -2.75 cyl and left eye -6 along with -2.5 cyl. I was operated for amblyopia when I was 6 years old. I will undergo for LASIK in a few days. Doctor said this may be a case of refractive amblyopia or anisometropia. What is this term? Am I  suffering from anisometropia? Will it be corrected after LASIK? As both eyes will be plano after LASIK. Please elaborate.
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probably you have both anisometropia and amblyopic .anisometropia is difference in the number of both eyes and amblyopia is permanent loss of vision not correctable by glasses or any means. problem of divergence in one eye may be due to amblyopia or your habbit of reading at a distance less than 35 cm .if amblyopia is there it will  remain even  after lasik  but your anisometropia will be cured after lasik.
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avoid reading  close to face. maintain at least 35 cm distance. never read without  specs

Answered2017-07-11 06:17:21

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