Symptoms of Lazy eye

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The affected eye is not able to send clear, sharp images to the brain so the main symptom of lazy eye is blurred or double vision.

However, because the other eye makes up for the problems in the affected eye, the child may not notice a problem. Also, in general, children tend to think their vision is normal unless told otherwise. For these reasons, lazy eye is often not diagnosed until your child has their first eye test.

Although, there are usually no physical symptoms of lazy eye, some children may also have a noticeable squint, droopy eyelid or cataract (clouding of the lens of the eye).