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Have 6th nerve palsy in right eye. when i cover my good eye, the right side palsy moves medial and the good eye turns inward toward nose. common?

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For a palsy like: This It is normal to have the eyes aligned as you describe. If the palsy is due to diabetes or hypertension- miscrovascular etiology- it can improve on its own but takes at least 3 months.

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/9/2014

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