Crossed eyes
Crossed eyes : What do I need to know?
Crossed eyes in adults occur when the eyes are not aligned and see in opposite directions. Sometimes people will turn one eye in, out, up, or down while keeping the other fixed straight ahead. The misalignment may originate in one eye and then move to the other.
When crossed eyes are observed, it’s usually because it’s adapting to some kind of visual impairment, like:
Strabismus symptoms can be intermittent or persistent. Some possible symptoms are:
In addition to strabismus, adults may also experience these other disorders: