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What is the percent probability of a mother's lazy eye being passed on to her child?
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Depends: Do you mean crossed eye (strabismus), or poor vision in one eye (amblyopia), or both? Crossed-eyes definitely run in families- i couldn't give you a number, though.
Answered 5/4/2012
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