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Why do some people have a "straying eye"?
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A handful of people I know (or don't know) have a "straying eye", I don't know the correct term. One of their eyes doesn't look straight at the target.
Here's an example photo
Is there any reason for this? It's like they can never look you straight in the eyes, they are always looking a bit to your left or right.
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Well, I have a straying penis.
Is that guy you Macintologist?
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I think it happens if you look at lens flare for too long.
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Originally Posted by besson3c 
Well, I have a straying penis.
Is that guy you Macintologist?
No it's not me, and it's a girl btw 
I got it off of facebook, it's just the best pic I could find to illustrate the example. What is this called?
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Stribismus (sp?), I believe.
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Oddly enough, I had something a bit like that when I was a kid. I don't know what it's called, but whenever I stared off into the distance or (to use the term) "let my eyes glaze over" one would kinda wander off a little. I had surgery when I was in grade 3 and they cut the muscles on the outsides of my eyes because they were slightly too tight. Now I can still do it, but just mostly when I try to. It's pretty freaky/weird.
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Originally Posted by macintologist
Is there any reason for this?
Just like a cars stearing system, you have tie rods that keep your eyes looking in the same direction. If one of the bolts in these tie rods gets loose, or your tie rods get streached and/or bent (often cause by over enthusiastic nose picking or a brain tumor), it can cause this effect. You should go ask your opthamologist to check your tie rods before you develop excessive edge wear on your eyeballs.
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I knew a whole family that had that really bad. Their vision seemed to be all right, but they were almost disturbing to look in the eye because one eye would always be way off to the side.
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Could also be amblyopia (lazy eye), which in turn can be the result of long-term strabismus (doesn't have to be, though).
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If your spouse has a "straying eye," your should get a divorce.
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Originally Posted by DakarĘ’
It's a lifestyle choice.
As long as they are not allowed to adopt or start hitting on me I'm fine with them.
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I've always wondered if the people that have them know it. Like...how do you know for a fact you don't have at least a minor case.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Well, I have a straying penis.
So it never hits the target straight, but misses it ?
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Originally Posted by Moderator
I've always wondered if the people that have them know it. Like...how do you know for a fact you don't have at least a minor case.
Photos.
My fiancé has a very minor straying eye that is not detectable when just looking at her, but in photos it sometimes shows up.
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I've got Duane's Retraction Syndrome where my left eye is incapable of going completely to the left. goes up, down, and right, but just stops at the middle when trying to go left. it does not wander and is not the same thing as a lazy eye. I can look two directions at once, so I'm basically an x-man.
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I've got it very slightly when I'm tired. It only shows up in pictures though. Unnoticeable when you see me IRL and when I'm not tired. Looks a bit freaky but my eye sight is perfect.
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Just a small tidbit, but in Japan, they call that "ronpari" which is short for London-Paris; in other words, someone who has eyes like that appears to be trying to look at both London and Paris at the same time...
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I know someone who has it really bad. Its almost as if one eye is fake and almost never moves, but its real. I find it difficult at times to decide which eye to look at when he's talking to me.
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Why do some people have a "straying eye"?
Too much communism. Not enough boobies.
That's a fact.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Too much communism. Not enough boobies.
That's a fact.
Back with a vengeance, I see.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Back with a vengeance, I see.
That chick in your sig needs to grow her hair. And do booby-enhancing exercises three times a day.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
That chick in your sig needs to grow her hair. And do booby-enhancing exercises three times a day.
The who in my sig? I thought it was a guy playing guitar...
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Originally Posted by Laminar
The who in my sig? I thought it was a guy playing guitar...
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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I also find it difficult to know what to do. Choose an eye to look at? Looking between the eyes?
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Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie
I also find it difficult to know what to do. Choose an eye to look at? Looking between the eyes?
Easy. Look at the boobies.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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What is it with you and boobies?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
The who in my sig? I thought it was a guy playing guitar...
Ever have one of those eye opening experiences? I have been just glancing at your sig and I had thought it was a camel! Now that I put my eyes 2 inches from the screen and look I see it is a guy playing guitar.
Seriously, squint really hard and look at the guy. He looks like a camel.
Or maybe I have a "straying eye"?
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Easy. Look at the boobies.
What about when the boobies are pointing different directions? 
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Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie
What is it with you and boobies?
Seriously?!? You are asking this question... seriously?
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Originally Posted by design219
What about when the boobies are pointing different directions?
Grab them and make the both point in the same direction. If the owner objects just tell her that she's got enough problems with her eyes and you didn't want her to have to go through life with Marty Feldman boobies too. Or tell her that I said so. She'll understand.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Ever have one of those eye opening experiences? I have been just glancing at your sig and I had thought it was a camel!
Now that I've looked closer, it doesn't look like a chick at all. It looks like Rod Hull and Emu giving a particularly rocking performance.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Seriously, squint really hard and look at the guy. He looks like a camel.
Or maybe I have a "straying eye"?
Haha...I can see it.
Here's the original picture:
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Originally Posted by Laminar
The who in my sig? I thought it was a guy playing guitar...
I thought it was a camel 
Edit: I see, I'm not the only one.
Originally Posted by Railroader
Seriously, squint really hard and look at the guy. He looks like a camel.
Or maybe I have a "straying eye"?
-t
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