Why amblyopia (lazy eye) cannot be surgically or anyhow treated at adulthood? I know that if treated properly at childhood that eye can function normally, but why is it hard to develop it later?

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Why amblyopia (lazy eye) cannot be surgically or anyhow treated at adulthood? I know that if treated properly at childhood that eye can function normally, but why is it hard to develop it later?

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Answer 1

I have a lazy eye that drifts toward center. My eye doctor says a lazer treatment can straighten it but he won’t do it because it’s too risky.