Question: Respected Sir/Madam,

My left eye was started getting squint when I was just 6. Hence, my parents took me to an eye specialist and I was gone through few tests and he told me to some exercises of eyes like patching the correct eye for several days and try to stress the squint eye. But, due to school life and pressure of studies I couldn't able to perform the exercises and they things got worse as time passes by. It was a bit squint when diagnosed and doctor assured my parents that things will get rectified by exercise only. But right now, my left eye is extremely squint and looks odd but fortunately, it doesn't affected my vision that much. Its 6/9 on my left eye most of the time but occasionally it's comes as 6/6 as well and on the right eye it's always 6/6. I dont use any glasses. But one thing I noticed, that If I cover my correct eye with one of my hand leaving my defective eye open. The defective eye gets corrected automatically and that particular time if I remove my hand from the correct eye, it's looks crossed until I blink my eyes. After blinking my eyes things get back (Left eye squint, right eye normal) the way it was before. So, I doubt that I might be having a lazy eye. How it is possible that If I cover my correct eye the defective get gets into right place automatically. I've consulted a doctor recently before observing this thing and according to him, there's no option left for me apart from surgery. Which I don't wanna go for. Please suggest me, if there any alternative to correct that and also help me to determine whether it's a lazy eye or strabismus. Right now, I am 22. It gets very embarrasing for me occasionally as people makes fun of me and consider me to be an abnormal person. I also wanna know is there any connection between this lazy eye/strabismus and being abnormal. I don't have my dad and living with my mom alone and wanna get married but because of this problem I am facing problem to get married as well. Please guide me to understand what exactly this problem is and how it can be rectified without surgery as some of the doctors are also saying not to go for the surgery as it might hamper my vision even more. Please help me!

But, please can you tell me some excercises which I can perform in home by myself to correct the situation a little bit by the time I contact an orthoptist...