Do I Have Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)?

Have you noticed that your eyes don't look in the same direction at the same time?

Have you noticed that your eyes don't move together?

Do you squint or close one eye in bright sunlight?

Do you tilt or turn your head to look to an object?

Do you have a hard time to tell how near or far something is from you (you bump into things all the time)?

Do you have weakness in or around the eye, or feeling like something is pulling around your eyes?

Do you have vision problems, such as double vision (seeing two of one image), blurry vision, and trouble reading (tired eyes)?

Do your symptoms come and go?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have strabismus. Strabismus is a vision problem in which your eyes are not lined up properly and they do not look in the same direction at the same time. Strabismus is also known as crossed eyes. It is more common in children, but people can also get strabismus later in life. There are six muscles attached to each eye; they work together and move your eyes in the same direction simultaneously. People with strabismus usually have some kind of health problem that affect these eye muscles. Children with strabismus lose depth perception, while the adults have double vision.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have strabismus. Strabismus is a medical condition that involves the misalignment of the eyes. Normally, the brain receives two images from your eyes and combines them in to a single three-dimensional image. In people with strabismus, the brain receives two completely different images from each eye, which results in various vision problems. The misalignment of your eyes can range from mild, barely noticeable to significant crossing. In addition to impaired vision, strabismus is also the cause of low self-esteem. Your doctor can usually diagnose strabismus by looking into your eye and with a few simple eye tests.

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have strabismus. Strabismus (crossed eyes) is an eye problem characterized by the misalignment of your eyes. In people with this condition, the eyes point in different directions. There are several types of strabismus according to the direction of the misaligned eye: esotropia (inward turning), exotropia (outward turning), hypertropia (upward turning) and hypotropia (downward turning). Strabismus must be treated as soon as possible. Treatment options involve wearing glasses, a temporary eye patch over the stronger eye, medications and eye exercises. Very often, the only way to correct strabismus is surgery on the eye muscles.