Strabismus
is where the eyes do not line up straight. If the turn in they are
called crossed eyed. If they do that transiently then it is a sign of lazy eye
and the doctor needs to know it. If they are stuck that way all the
time, it is from birth and they need surgery. But the skin fold of the
eye can
cover the white of the eye
and it appears to be crossed and it is not really turned in. The first
picture is a patient with true crossed eyes and the light reflects off the
center of one pupil but off center of the other pupil. In the second and
third pictures you will see that the eyes may looked crossed but the light
reflects off the center of both eyes. The eyes are therefore straight
and nothing needs to be done.
DR.
Knapp
