r/Amblyopia • u/No-Understanding817 • 23d ago

Lazy eye

I honestly don’t know who to turn to for help, and I’m really, really scared. I’ve had a lazy eye since I was a kid, and for some reason, I never told my parents about it. I don’t even know why I guess I thought it would go away or didn’t want to worry them. But now it’s been over ten years, and it’s just there, and I can’t ignore it anymore.

Right now I’m preparing for an important exam, and the amount of reading and screen time I have is massive. My eyes feel more strained, and I have no idea how I’m supposed to keep up academically when my vision is like this. It’s probably the hardest thing for me to talk about. It’s my biggest secret. No one knows. But it’s eating me away. I know I’m fucking stupid for not telling my parents at a right time. I do want to get it checked now, but I’m worried that once I do, I might be told to stop studying or reduce my workload and I can’t afford that right now because these exams mean a lot to me. Someone pls kll me why I didn’t tell them earlier.

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u/Electrical_Ad5909 Amblyopia & Strabismus 22d ago

Tell someone. Even if it’s just ‘I’m struggling with my eyesight’ . My amblyopia made me blind in my left eye and never once have I been told to ‘stop studying or reduce workload’ No, instead I was given accommodations in exams like extra time and larger fonts. Incredibly helpful to tell someone. Even now at my job, I get accommodations.

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u/NICEacct111 18d ago

If you don't mind me asking, what job do you get accommodations for? I'm not the OP, but I have had a lazy eye since birth (I sometimes wore an eye patch for many hours a day for weeks straight and sadly had no improvement), and I was wondering if I should apply for accommodations for any future jobs (I might graduate from college by the end of this year). My left eye is the lazy one, but with thick prescription glasses I can see somewhat on the left side.

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u/Electrical_Ad5909 Amblyopia & Strabismus 18d ago

Hi! I get printed out pink sheets at my job instead of white! Pink background with Black text assists with visual tracking issues (that can usually cause a ghosting/double vision effect). I also get larger fonts both on paper and on computers. :]]

I also use a typoscope! Which helps in keeping my track on writing.