Anisometropic amblyopia due to ROP w/ anisoeikonia

Hi! I have anisometropic amblyopia due to grade 2 ROP in my right eye
(OD: at least -11.00D, need to get this info from my optometrist; OS:
-2.75). I alos have anisoeikonia. My optometrist declined to give me
the required strength of lens to correct my right eye, b/c it would
make my glasses lopsided and unattractive, so he gave me a balance
lens.

I consulted a colleague of my ophthalmologist, and he recommended
using a contact lens in my right eye to make it so the power in my
glasses will be about equal.

Now, I will obviously need the lens system ground eikonically, so the
image sizes will be equal.

My left eye is basically my entire central vision, while my right eye
provides all my peripheral vision on that side. I cannot see behind my
right shoulder at all.

My ophthalmologist's colleague says that getting a Visian ICL will be
possible in the future, but that I should wait until my eyes have
fully matured, and my prescription fully stabilizes.

From 1 to 10, w/ the 10 being most complicated, 1 being easy-peasy,
how complex is my refractive situation?

Thanks!

On Aug 13, 12:14*pm, "Mike Tyner" <mty...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "douglas" <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote
>
> > Now, I will obviously need the lens system ground eikonically, so the
> > image sizes will be equal.
>
> The amblyopia actually helps here, because your central suppression hides
> much of the conflicting image.
>
> Designing a contact lens in this situation isn't rocket science. Basically
> you need enough correction in the contact so that -275 remains to be
> corrected. Equal lenses in the glasses will likely be as "eikonic" as you
> need, since your suppression can eliminate the need for fine tuning.
>
> -MT

Ahhh...so lazy eye can be useful.

What type of contact lens do you recommend, soft, rigid, or hybrid?
I'm leaning to the Synergeyes brand.

In article
<75a2122c-930b-485b-b3df-(E-Mail Removed)>,
douglas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi! I have anisometropic amblyopia due to grade 2 ROP in my right eye
> (OD: at least -11.00D, need to get this info from my optometrist; OS:
> -2.75). I alos have anisoeikonia. My optometrist declined to give me
> the required strength of lens to correct my right eye, b/c it would
> make my glasses lopsided and unattractive, so he gave me a balance
> lens.

I'm a layperson. I don't know a lot of these words, or what they mean,
but I'll give some answers anyway.

My wife has a balance lens, due to amblyopia. The OD determined that
her vision wasn't correctable in that eye, so no sense in prescribing a
lens for it. As with you, the balance lens was for cosmetic reasons.

> I consulted a colleague of my ophthalmologist, and he recommended
> using a contact lens in my right eye to make it so the power in my
> glasses will be about equal.

Now you've lost me. If your vision is correctable, then contact lenses
are the way to go. I've been there. I had -12D in one eye, and zero in
the other. Contacts work, glasses don't.

> Now, I will obviously need the lens system ground eikonically, so the
> image sizes will be equal.

Contacts will eliminate this problem. Can you wear them in both eyes,
or do you need this because you can't?


> My left eye is basically my entire central vision, while my right eye
> provides all my peripheral vision on that side. I cannot see behind my
> right shoulder at all.

I've lost some peripheral vision in both eyes. It's not fun. "Excuse
me, sorry for crashing into you. I didn't see you."

> My ophthalmologist's colleague says that getting a Visian ICL will be
> possible in the future, but that I should wait until my eyes have
> fully matured, and my prescription fully stabilizes.

Sounds like good advice.

> From 1 to 10, w/ the 10 being most complicated, 1 being easy-peasy,
> how complex is my refractive situation?

From a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means I know what I'm talking about,
and 10 means you should have deleted this post before reading it, I'll
rate myself as a 5.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
(E-Mail Removed)

On Aug 14, 11:19*am, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:
> In article
> <75a2122c-930b-485b-b3df-447a73992...@j9g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *douglas <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi! I have anisometropic amblyopia due to grade 2 ROP in my right eye
> > (OD: at least -11.00D, need to get this info from my optometrist; OS:
> > -2.75). I alos have anisoeikonia. My optometrist declined to give me
> > the required strength of lens to correct my right eye, b/c it would
> > make my glasses lopsided and unattractive, so he gave me a balance
> > lens.
>
> I'm a layperson. *I don't know a lot of these words, or what they mean,
> but I'll give some answers anyway.
>
> My wife has a balance lens, due to amblyopia. *The OD determined that
> her vision wasn't correctable in that eye, so no sense in prescribing a
> lens for it. *As with you, the balance lens was for cosmetic reasons.
>
> > I consulted a colleague of my ophthalmologist, and he recommended
> > using a contact lens in my right eye to make it so the power in my
> > glasses will be about equal.
>
> Now you've lost me. *If your vision is correctable, then contact lenses
> are the way to go. *I've been there. *I had -12D in one eye, and zeroin
> the other. *Contacts work, glasses don't.

Well, I still need my glasses for my left eye, and my
ophthalmologist's colleague said that I should have the majority of
correction for my right eye in my contact, and the remainder in my
right eyeglass should be equal to the power of my left eye's glass.
And they make me look really cool. I have scheduled a contact lens
fitting during my annual eye exam at the end of the month.
>
> > Now, I will obviously need the lens system ground eikonically, so the
> > image sizes will be equal.
>
> Contacts will eliminate this problem. *Can you wear them in both eyes,
> or do you need this because you can't?

I like the way my glasses look, and I only need a contact for my right
eye; the left is fully corrected by my glasses.
>
> > My left eye is basically my entire central vision, while my right eye
> > provides all my peripheral vision on that side. I cannot see behind my
> > right shoulder at all.
>
> I've lost some peripheral vision in both eyes. It's not fun. *"Excuse
> me, sorry for crashing into you. *I didn't see you."

Well, it isn't that bad as to be hemianopsia, but it's very annoying
as I can only make out highly blurred images beyond around one foot
from my right eye. But my left eye fully compensates for at least 160
degrees of my field of view while looking straight ahead.

>
> > My ophthalmologist's colleague says that getting a Visian ICL will be
> > possible in the future, but that I should wait until my eyes have
> > fully matured, and my prescription fully stabilizes.
>
> Sounds like good advice.
>
> > From 1 to 10, w/ the 10 being most complicated, 1 being easy-peasy,
> > how complex is my refractive situation?
>
> From a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means I know what I'm talking about,
> and 10 means you should have deleted this post before reading it, I'll
> rate myself as a 5.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
> da...@sonic.net

In article
<0b7c2df4-3959-4c75-90ff-(E-Mail Removed)>,
douglas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Aug 14, 11:19*am, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:

> > Now you've lost me. *If your vision is correctable, then contact lenses
> > are the way to go. *I've been there. *I had -12D in one eye, and zero in
> > the other. *Contacts work, glasses don't.
>
> Well, I still need my glasses for my left eye, and my
> ophthalmologist's colleague said that I should have the majority of
> correction for my right eye in my contact, and the remainder in my
> right eyeglass should be equal to the power of my left eye's glass.
> And they make me look really cool. I have scheduled a contact lens
> fitting during my annual eye exam at the end of the month.

Sounds like you and your doctor understand, and I just don't. I wish
you all the best. I wore contacts for 10 years. It was an adjustment,
but worked well for me.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
(E-Mail Removed)