I don't know if i am tired but lately in the last week my left eye really hurts and it's like it trying to strain more this is my eye that I have a bit of lazziness in.

I do not always wear my glasses but I have in the last few days and have seen no improvemnt my eye starts to go even more funnier.

Does anyone why i am having this problem is it worth going to see my GP or maybe book an apport too see a eye Dr?

I have something wrong with my left eye too, it might be a sherunken stigma.

Angelstar. You say you have a bit of laziness in your right eye and you wear glasses. It sounds like you have a mild case of strabismus which is controlled by corrective lenses. You should see an ophthalmologist, preferrably a pediatric ophth. The feeling of strain is normal when the brain is having difficulty (when you're tired) keeping both eyes in line. Definitely see a PO, they are the experts on this.

Again, many optometrists out there are fully capable of handling cases of strabismus.

Squatchimo, what do you mean by "many"? Could Angelstar pick an optometrist from the phone book and be assured of a proper diagnosis? I ask this without any animosity for optometrists--I've had great optometrists. Would an optometrist be able to spot a case of eso or exotropia that was behaving during the examination?

If this case is, in fact, a tropia, then yes, any optometrist should spot it. Now, are there bad optometrists out there who would miss it? Yes. But there are bad ophthalmologists out there too. Eso and exotropias aren't something that warrant an initial visit to an ophthalmologist, much like a cold isn't something that needs to be seen by a pulmonologist. Optometrists are primary eye care doctors, they can handle stuff like this. If the tropia requires surgery, they'll refer to the ophthalmologist. Besides, I doubt ophthalmologists want to see routine cases of eso and exotropias anyway.

In support of squatchimo it is important to know:

Optometrists, also known as doctors of optometry, or ODs, provide most primary vision care. They examine people’s eyes to diagnose vision problems and eye diseases, and they test patients’ visual acuity, depth and color perception, and ability to focus and coordinate the eyes. Optometrists prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses and provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation. Optometrists analyze test results and develop a treatment plan. They administer drugs to patients to aid in the diagnosis of vision problems and prescribe drugs to treat some eye diseases. Optometrists often provide preoperative and postoperative care to cataract patients, as well as to patients who have had laser vision correction or other eye surgery. They also diagnose conditions caused by systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, referring patients to other health practitioners as needed.

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Well, there you go, Angelstar. See an optometrist and take it from there.