One eye bigger than the other...possible causes?

[RL1988]

Hi, hope you can help with my problem.

My right eye is larger than my left eye. In pictures, you can clearly see the difference. If i focus on something, my right eye will appear larger than the left. Is this because the right eye is weaker so is straining? Not sure if this is a "lazy eye".

Thanks in advance for any help; it's much appreciated.

RL

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

APHRODITE 777:  Your eye will not suddenly change size. Most likely your upper eyelid is droping down (ptosis).    SUDDEN PTOSIS WITH PAIN IN THE HEAD, FACE, EAR MIGHT REPRESENT EVOLVING SHINGLES, EVOLVING CEREBRAL ANEURYSM OR OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU BE SEEN IN AN ER NOW, OR CALL AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND ARRANGE FOR AN EXAM MONDAY MORNING. DO NOT IGNORE THIS.

JCH MD

[3dimensional]

i hope doctors are aware that your right eye is bigger than your left eye naturaly before freaking your patients out and that probably changes based on if your right or left eye dominate as well as if you have cateracts,etc.
when you look straight ahead and put both fingers to your eye pushing your fingers to your nosebridge and bringing them out to judge the distance difference, you can see that one finger will bulge a couple of centimeters, its normal, depending most likely if your right or left dominate. if you look to the side is when your eyes level out. your eyes arent bigger than the other, the eyemuscles simply contract differently looking striaght ahead. also in my opinion people do not see cross eyed or parallel, they see cross parallel,your eyes are naturaly crossed and see at different angles from the inside area of your eyeball range (yes from the pupil). when you close your right eye a double image of your finger shifts to the left, the reverse when you do the right because your eyes naturaly see crossed, not parallel, more like crossed parallel (converging at left and right angles) that is a community medical myth lol. descartes realized this when he created the cartesian plane wich is why its at a right angle, for perfect mid range viewing (semi straight ahead is for normal viewing although your eyes converge at angles across your focus target). if your patients eyes are leveling out sizewise or changing over time can help a doctor decide to adjust lenses (thicker or thinner lenses depending on eyesize change). it can be both muscle related and other problems.

[Inspired111]

I have a lazy left eye since birth and the last few years the eye seems to look bigger than my right. It's now to the point that my friends are noticing and it's getting me down. It seems that the eyeball is bulging more than the right eye. What could be causing this

[snowmazrekuthree]

hi i am a teenage girl i have this problem
my left eye is bigger tHAn the right one i have tHis problem Over three years one doctor teLLs me i need to do an operation
pLEase tell me what to do ???

[jb341]

when i wake up in the morning my eyes are even and after i wash my face,
my left eye is bigger and you can tell through the day. even when i
take a picture, you can really tell the diffrence.

what should i do to make my eyes even?

[tpsar]

This is my theory. It is highly unlikely all these people posting online have a serious eye defect that everyone else in the world does not. As the world turns to a more "high def" sense, we are going to notice more and more mistakes, especially within our perception of ourselves.
Take note of the English language. We read left to right, so technically your eye sight or vision is going right, back to start, right, back to start. Basically, it is building up momentum going to the right. As you'll notice most people reporting this problem, note an "enlargement" or dominance of the right eye. The people reporting the opposite kind of denounce my theory, but let's ignore those for now.
Japanese language can be written or read right to left, left to right, top to bottom or bottom up. I think they have it figured out. Hebrew was written right to left, maybe someone noticed a problem and tried going the other way to correct it.
I noticed this problem in myself, but I rarely notice a problem in people I meet, so I think of it in that positive way.
I also think this problem lies within when we talk to people we have to focus on one point, as we can't look into both of someones eyes with our own two eyes, so we end up focusing on one eye and the recipient focuses on that eye as well. When I started noticing this I noticed peoples eyes somewhat twitched back n forth as I changed my focus points. For me it helps to stare at the point between peoples eyes, as it gives the Illusion to be staring at the person. But our culture teaches us to look into someones "eyes" when talking to them to show respect, but I don't think that can truly be done. I could be crazy, or completely right but I think I'm right.
I also notice this problem in television, as when we watch tv we focus on the picture admitted as if we were there, completing ignoring the actual tv itself and all of it's actual surroundings, such as a wall or fireplace.  I think this is why all of a sudden there is a push for 3d tv, but that's another theory. Give me some feedback anyone