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I don't know how or when i got strabismus/amblyopia. my right eye shuts off and drifts outwards. is there any way to get my right eye aligned?
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Eye Surgery: See an eye doctor for a proper examination, radiologic workup, and possible eye surgery and eyeglasses.
Answered 7/30/2013
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Confusing question: Proper vision requires brain input of 2 similar sharp images by well aligned eyeballs.If one eye is sharper than the other, or alignment is bad,the brain may turn off one eye to stop a blurred image.If the vision is off in one eye for an extended period(yrs), amblyopia (lazy eye) can be permanent. Alignment surgery may not hold without vision to keep it on tract.Revision may be necessary/cosmetic
Answered 6/23/2014
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