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| Divergence is the opposite of convergence. When your eyes diverge, they are turning away from each other. So if you are looking 6 inches from your nose at the tip of a pen...then your eyes will need to diverge to see far away. Divergence excess means the eyes turn out too much when looking in the distance...this creates a problem for the patient. The patient will either see double when looking far away, or suppress an eye (shut an eye off). Likewise, divergence insufficiency means the eyes do not spread apart enough to see in the distance. When the patient is looking far away, the eyes may appear crossed, or one eye may appear turned in slightly. Again, either one eye will shut off or the patient may see double.\ Remember, anytime an eye suppresses, this can create a lot of strain to your visual system.
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