I was just wondering - do most people know what a "lazy eye" is? I thought that was an unusual "affliction" to mention. Wonder if one of the writers has it ...
-Jen
Lazy Eye
S09E19 The MaidliveMay 1, 1998the next day5 posts by 4 posters
❓ Question
Viewers discuss what lazy eye is after the episode mentions it, with some questioning whether it's common knowledge while others explain the medical condition.
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It isn't that odd among children and it is correctable, haven't you ever seen a little kid wearing an eye patch (over the good eye, forces the lazy eye to "work").
In article , [email] (Chakravorty Somendra) wrote:
It's not rare at all, or unknown in the media. Around 1959-60 Charles Shultz did a whole series of Peanuts cartoons on it; the character (I think it was Sally) wore an eyepatch to correct her lazy eye.
Are you serious? You don't know what lazy eye is?
It is a muscle problem in your eye where one muscle is stronger than the other. If you relax the your eye by closing it, then open it without concentrating on using it, it would be looking off in the middle of nowhere. Kind of like if you don't hold the steering wheel in your car... the car would have a mind of its own and wander all over the road. This may not be a great description, but it's hard to describe. Trust me, I do know what it means, I had two operations at one year old and another in sixth grade. The good part was after the op in sixth grade, I got to eat ice-cream for three days after. My eyes were also severely blood shot for about two weeks, my friends thought it was cool.
Allen
BigAl wrote:
Actually, I do know what it is, but I didn't know if most people did. I have *never* heard it mentioned in a TV show or movie or anything before.
-Jen