People are very sensitive to other individuals' eye positions. By
looking at another person's eye position, one can very effectively
gauge where they are looking. People are also sensitive to eyes
that are not looking in the same direction, which is referred to as
crossed eyes (strabismus). Other more specific medical terms refer
to eyes turned either outward or inward, or that are abnormally
rotated. Any appearance of crossed eyes in young children should be
immediately evaluated, as should recent onset of crossed eyes in an
adult.
Review Date: 07/28/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist,
Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
