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Child going cross eyed when focussing on something close

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Amymumoftwoboys · 25/03/2025 08:23

Hi there, my little boy (turned two yesterday) has gone cross eyed a few times over the weekend, only whilst focussing on things he is bringing close to him, such as food and on one of the occasions he was looking at the spoon he had in his mouth and therefore his eyes came together. I know that when I bring something extremely close to my face and focus on it, I go cross eyed... but I have never noticed it before in my little boy. I have spoken with other parents who have said their children have done this and I took him to the opticians yesterday (on his birthday!) because I was so anxious about it - I should add I have major health anxiety which is probably contributing to this concern. When I googled children going 'cross eyed' or 'bringing their eyes together whilst focussing' it comes up with issues relating to it and not confirming whether it can be normal etc? I should add I also have another little boy who is 4 and yesterday I asked him to focus on something close that I moved towards his face and he too went cross eyed... Is this normal? Am I stressing over nothing? Any advice/experience would be appreciated!

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Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 25/03/2025 08:28

And what did the optician say at his appointment?

Surely the opinion of a professional after testing his sight, etc is more important than what sounds like your unfounded fears?

Amymumoftwoboys · 25/03/2025 09:06

The optician wasn’t concerned, she did say he was very fidgety but from what she could see she has no cause for concern and has booked us in again in six months for my peace of mind…. I know, it’s just Dr Google comes back with all sorts of worrying things and unfortunately despite knowing that it’s going to make my health anxiety worse, I will still spend hours searching

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