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47y/o f, eye intermittently turns outward for a short time. affects my vision with the lines on the road when driving. worsens with staring ahead?

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That is subtle: That is a very subtle symptom, that cannot be corrected easily. Long lasting symptoms can be helped with prisms in glasses, this is not so simple. If that symptom has happened a lot, consider having a test for ACh receptor antibody (it is a blood test) and/or see a provider called a neuro-ophthalmologist.

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Answered 5/20/2016

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