ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Strabismus

Strabismus is when one of your eyes looks in a different direction than the other eye. It's like one eye is doing its own thing and not working properly with the other eye.

Imagine playing with two dolls and you make one doll look to the left while the other looks straight ahead. This is kind of like what happens with strabismus, but with your eyes.

It can make it hard for you to see things clearly, and can even give you double vision (seeing two of the same thing at once).

But don't worry! There are doctors who can help you with this. They can give you special glasses or even do a surgery to help your eyes work together better.