My oldest had a lazy eye. He was about 18 months when we first took him in. The first doctor we saw wanted to do surgery almost immediately, without trying anything else first. My mother-in-law actually found the doctor we see now, who specialized in pediatric stuff but was not a surgeon (I can't remember what it was actually called). Anyway, we took Jarod to him. We patched for a while, I don't remember how long as it was 12 years ago, and then he got glasses just before he turned two. The patching and glasses corrected it. When he was younger it would be very slightly noticeable when he got really tired, but now at nearly 14, there's no sign he ever had one.
Definitely seek a second opinion if you don't feel comfortable after the MRI and what he says. I know the idea of anesthesia is scary too. Our youngest son had to go under for a CT of his skull when he was just a few weeks old and then again for surgey at almost 3 months.
Best of luck to you guys!
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