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Eyes crossing involuntarily
What is going on? My eyes started crossing involuntarily.
My first experience was at work on a break, I was walking with a co worker and suddenly both eyes crossed and frightened me I could not see and had to alert her and we sat down. It did not go away seemed like forever but most likely 30 seconds. Never had another until this morning, was reading and got up to get something from a file cabinet when I bent down a little my right eye crossed. I closed the crossed eye and opened my other and could see clearly to sit down and relax for it to subside. I did not have a headache with it nor anything else.
I am perplexed by this because 1. it is frightening 2. dont know why it is happening 3. dont know when it will happen again.
This discussion is related to Sudden Cross-eyed Vision NOT double vision.
My first experience was at work on a break, I was walking with a co worker and suddenly both eyes crossed and frightened me I could not see and had to alert her and we sat down. It did not go away seemed like forever but most likely 30 seconds. Never had another until this morning, was reading and got up to get something from a file cabinet when I bent down a little my right eye crossed. I closed the crossed eye and opened my other and could see clearly to sit down and relax for it to subside. I did not have a headache with it nor anything else.
I am perplexed by this because 1. it is frightening 2. dont know why it is happening 3. dont know when it will happen again.
This discussion is related to Sudden Cross-eyed Vision NOT double vision.
Don't worry, the sudden eye-crossing thing happened to me - once while driving! - but it can be fixed! I had experienced it once before, a little over a decade ago. Apparently it was not a one-time thing. See a neuro-ophthalmologist if possible (may be pediatric, but it doesn't matter), as this condition worsens as you age. It was eye muscle surgery for me, for strabismus, specifically esotropia. Another term for it is 'squint'. I literally just had the surgery done days ago. I've been aware of my "wandering" eyes since I was a young teen but only *I* really noticed; but I hated having to work on "hiding" it from others due to the stigma of crossed eyes. It always occurred when over-tired or, as I discovered at a later age, intoxicated. Now that I'm in my mid-forties, things aren't as elastic as they used to be, and when my eyes recently crossed on the road (I was not tired, and definitely was not intoxicated) I made an appt immediately after researching extensively online. I waited weeks to get in, but indeed chose the right type of specialist. My first appointment was a couple hours long! It was an intense, but completely non-invasive exam, (though my eyes did get dilated at some point and I needed a ride home). Then I met the doctor, who knew exactly what was going on and had done >1000 surgeries for this condition, mainly on babies, but on tons of adults as well. [Important to know: He ruled out doing scans for brain tumors, but only because I've been aware of the problem for decades, and never developed double-vision.] So I took the plunge. I was super scared as I hate hospital settings, but didn't need to be. It went well with minimal discomfort, though I definitely needed assistance at home the rest of the day and the next. I actually had two surgeries in one eye as that one was slightly off-center (hypotropia)! Bonus: My headaches should decrease in number. My specialist/surgeon was David Bruce Granet, MD, located at UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA. I'm told that patients from all over the world come to him. If you can't get here, his office can probably refer you to another specialist closer to you. Good luck :)
I am now 22 years old and I have had this since at least 14 if not younger. for me it is so sudden lasts maybe a second if that they cross and are back to normal. its completely involuntary and came on out of no where. when I was really little my brother taught me to cross my eyes I did it a lot and so I figured maybe it was from that lol. I am just curious why my eyes do this.
I am no expert. I just would like to share my brother's experience. He was 27 at that time. He was driving when his right eye involuntarily crossed. No other symptoms. We took him to a neurologist and after a series of tests, they found out he had a tumor in the brain. Unfortunately, he did not survive the brain surgery. He passed away 15 years ago on 19 October 1998. May his soul rest in peace.
WOW, that is exactly what the neurologist asked me to do close one eye and see if i could see and have someone see if they are really crossing!!! and then I was to report to him. I advise you to see your PCP to get a referral to a Neurologist or just go see one!
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