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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cross-eyedadjective

    having convergent strabismus

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  1. cross-eyedadjective

    Having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily.

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  1. cross-eyed

    Esotropia is a form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward. The condition can be constantly present, or occur intermittently, and can give the affected individual a "cross-eyed" appearance. It is the opposite of exotropia and usually involves more severe axis deviation than esophoria. Esotropia is sometimes erroneously called "lazy eye", which describes the condition of amblyopia; a reduction in vision of one or both eyes that is not the result of any pathology of the eye and cannot be resolved by the use of corrective lenses. Amblyopia can, however, arise as a result of esotropia occurring in childhood: In order to relieve symptoms of diplopia or double vision, the child's brain will ignore or "suppress" the image from the esotropic eye, which when allowed to continue untreated will lead to the development of amblyopia. Treatment options for esotropia include glasses to correct refractive errors (see accommodative esotropia below), the use of prisms and/or orthoptic exercises and/or eye muscle surgery. The term is from Greek eso meaning "inward" and trope meaning "a turning".

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  1. cross-eyed

    Cross-eyed, also known as strabismus, refers to a condition where a person's eyes do not properly align with each other and appear to be looking at different directions at the same time. This happens when the eye muscles don't work together correctly to control the eye's movement or focus. It may be consistent or intermittently occur, and is commonly noticed in early childhood.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cross-eyedadjective

    affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cross-eyed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cross-eyed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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