However, that doesn't mean that you want to spend all of your time with your eyes crossed. Dr. Richard Rosen, director of ophthalmology research at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, explains to ABC News that crossing your eyes and keeping them that way can definitely cause eye strain. You might experience twitches or spasms as a result, so it's something to keep in mind.
There's another big myth about eyes that many of us accept as completely true. For example, did you know that sitting too close to the TV won't actually damage your eyes or your vision? Dr. Rosen also says that the real problem is a lot of people won't blink if they're too close to a screen, and that can cause tiny tears in the eye that are temporary in nature. "If a tear film is a little on the dry side from not blinking sufficiently...then the quality of vision suffers. It's sort of a temporary phenomenon," he states.
