Why does one eye look bigger than the other in pictures?

Answer: Eyelid asymmetry
Your eyes look asymmetric primarily because it appears your eye socket on the left is slightly larger than the one on the right, and you have less soft tissue (skin and fat) over the upper eyelid on that side. This makes the eye on that side look "bigger".
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How do you fix uneven eyes in pictures?

Fixing a smaller eye when taking the photo

If a subject has one eye smaller than the other, turn the subject so the smaller eye is closest to the camera. Normally, anything closest to the camera will appear larger. This will make the smaller eye appear to match the larger eye. Problem solved.
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Why do my eyes look uneven in pictures?

The camera lens is not the human eye

It's called lens distortion and it can render your nose, eyes, hips, head, chest, thighs and all the rest of it marginally bigger, smaller, wider or narrower than they really are.
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Why do one of my eyes look bigger than the other?

Typically, either one eyelid is drooping or your eyebrows are uneven, the reason why is one eye smaller than the other, and makes your eyes look like they are different sizes because of their proximity to your eyebrows.
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Why do my eyes look so different in photos?

Answer: Asymmetry if Eyelids

We grow accustomed of seeing ourselves in the mirror and do not recognize our asymmetries, but when our faces are reversed in a photograph the asymmetries really become apparent.
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How One can be Born with One Eye Appearing Larger, or Develop it Later in Life



Why do my eyes look uneven?

Asymmetrical eyes are common and often not cause for concern. A person may have one eye bigger than the other due to genetics, age, and lifestyle factors, among other causes. In rare cases, having asymmetrical eyes may indicate an underlying medical condition. Most of the time, however, this is not a cause for concern.
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How do you see yourself how others see you?

Hold two hand mirrors in front of you with their edges touching and a right angle between them like the two covers of a book when you're reading. With a little adjustment you can get a complete reflection of your face as others see it. Wink with your right eye. The person in the mirror winks his or her right eye.
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Why does my left eye look smaller in pictures?

It is possible that you become conscious of your image while taking selfies and get into spasm of eyelid closure muscle. It is also possible that the eye farther from the camera looks smaller due to angle of exposure, distortion or distance. If your photographs taken by others are normal there is no need to worry.
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Is it normal for eyes to be slightly different sizes?

Slight differences between the two pupils may be present in up to 20 percent of people. This is called “physiologic anisocoria” and is normal. In these cases, there are no other symptoms and both of the person's pupils react to changes in light.
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Why is one of my eyes bigger than the other when I smile?

Answer: Eyelid asymmetry

It's possible the eyelid closing muscle is working more on left side, making that side appear smaller when you smile. From your photo, it's also possible that you have mild eyelid ptosis on the left which is frequently associated with contact lens use when it occurs in young people.
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Why does one of my eye look lazy in pictures?

The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles that position the eyes. This imbalance can cause the eyes to cross in or turn out, and prevents them from working together. Difference in sharpness of vision between the eyes (refractive amblyopia).
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Does sleeping on one side of your face cause asymmetry?

Sleeping on your side night after night can create a flattening effect on one side of the face. This pressure can deplete the collagen and elastin unevenly, creating more fine lines and wrinkles on the side you sleep on, as well as a volume deficit.
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Why is my right eye smaller than my left?

Asymmetry of the facial bones can be a major contributor to facial asymmetry. When this occurs, it's not unusual to have one side of the face that has a depressed orbital rim and flattened cheekbone and an eye that appears smaller than the opposite side. This is often related to a condition called plagiocephaly.
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Can anxiety cause uneven pupils?

Dilated or contracted pupils can precede, accompany, or follow an episode of nervousness, anxiety, fear, and elevated stress, or occur 'out of the blue' and for no apparent reason. The change in pupil size can range in degrees from slight, to moderate, to extreme.
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What can cause one eye to look smaller?

This can come from neurologic (nerve) problems, weakness of the muscle and/or its tendon, disinsertion of the tendon (common as we age), excess upper eyelid skin (sometimes associated with fat pad prolapse), or weakness and drooping of the forehead.
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Is a true mirror how others see you?

There's a difference between your image in the mirror and in photos. The image you see in the mirror is reversed compared to the image that others see face-to-face with you. Your friends are familiar with your non-reversed image, while you are familiar with your reversed image in a regular mirror.
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Why cant I see myself the way others do?

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is more than your typical body hang-ups. It's a mental health condition where the sufferer will obsess over their appearance - and it's most likely to affect teens and young women..
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Is a picture how people see you?

We Expect The Mirror Image

One major factor is that photos generally show us the reverse of what we see in the mirror. When you take a photo of yourself using some (but not all) apps or the front-facing camera on an iPhone, the resulting image captures your face as others see it. The same is true for non-phone cameras.
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How do you fix an uneven face?

Treatment options to fix an asymmetrical face and correct the effects of the aging process usually include a combination of dermal fillers and botulinum toxin.
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Asymmetrical Face Treatments
  1. Cheek Sculpting (or Cheek Fillers Treatment)
  2. Chin Sculpting.
  3. The Brow Lift.
  4. Non-surgical rhinoplasty.
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Can sleeping on back fix facial asymmetry?

If you try to sleep on your back for at least part of the night, it helps in preventing, or minimising, the lines and creases throughout the face that can become deeper over time, and helps keep symmetry.
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Can you fix a lazy eye in a photo?

One of the best methods to correct lazy eyes in photos is by changing the subject's focus. When you change where the person is looking when taking a picture, you can manipulate how the lazy eye appears. However, it mostly depends on whether the lazy eyes are outward or inward.
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How do you fix a partial lazy eye?

Treatment
  1. Corrective eyewear. Glasses or contact lenses can correct problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism that result in lazy eye.
  2. Eye patches. ...
  3. Bangerter filter. ...
  4. Eyedrops. ...
  5. Surgery.
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