Chronic pain: Pain (an unpleasant sense of discomfort) that persists or progresses over a long period of time. In contrast to acute pain that arises suddenly in response to a specific injury and is usually treatable, chronic pain persists over time and is often resistant to medical treatments.
In some children lazy eye is caused by a combination of strabismus and refractive problems. Deprivation. Any problem with one eye â such as a cloudy area in the lens (cataract) â can deprive a child of clear vision in that eye. Deprivation amblyopia in infancy requires urgent treatment to prevent permanent vision loss.
Lazy eye is related to developmental problems in your brain. In this case, the nerve pathways in your brain that process sight donât function properly. This dysfunction occurs when your eyes donât receive equal amounts of use. A number of conditions and factors can lead you to rely on one eye more than the other.