Hello,

I have recently noticed from a picture that when i focused on the camera for the picture my right eye was looking up and my left was fine. For some time i noticed this but just didn't think much of it but now this picture has proved my previous questions as to if i was imagining it or not.

I do get headaches from time to time on a computer which might be lead to either the screen (cos it really is old) + my vision getting worse from natural age. I'm 19 now i don't wear glasses.

If i focus on something .. some times the image sorta splits and i see it twice one normal then the same imagine again just slightly not in line.
Now i read about lazy eye and it says you get it at young age and it also says that its to be treated when your young.. but this is something i have only recently got and im 19.. so im not young...which led me to believe it may not be lazy eye?

The last thing i want is surgery or something.... what are your thoughts on this.. i am on a computer many hours a day.

My eye is not permanently out of line it is slightly up to the other one but not extremely.. but it does go even more out of line to the other eye when focusing on something.

Dave: First of all, it will help to get the terms right. Lazy eye is a common name for amblyopia. You can look up "amblyopia"; it's a weakening of the vision in one eye due to the brain's ignoring the images being sent from that eye. It is often a result of strabismus, which is what you have. Look up "strabismus" also. That's a misalignment of the eyes. Horizontal deviations are referred to as esotropia and exotropia. Not sure what a vertical deviation like yours is called. The AAPOS website has lots of info.

A misalignment can be latent from birth and become obvious later in life. It seems the brain and eye muscles just have a tougher time keeping things lined up as time goes by.

As for treatment, perhaps vision therapy (exercises) could help, although a vertical drift might be less responsive to that than an outward drift (I don't know). Another treatment could be prisms, or, finally, surgery. Surgery for strabismus is very common.

The best sort of doctor for this is a pediatric ophthalmologist who sees adults. That's because they have the most experience with strabismus. There will be a list of board-certified POs (worldwide) on the AAPOS site.

Good luck.

is there any danger to not having it treated?
and is there any signs of possible dangers i should look out for which will show the diagnosis is wrong and could be something else with similar symptoms?

Get a proper diagnosis form an eye doctor, whether you choose to treat it, or not.
I don't know if it will get worse, or if your eyes work together ok (binocular vision), or if there is any amblyopia. You've got double vision and headaches. The doc will test all this and rule out other causes. There's not a lot a forum board can do, so get going.